The role of emotional responses and physiological reactivity in the marital conflict-child functioning link

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1191-1199

  El Sheikh, Mona ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child adjustment; Emotional responses; Marital conflict; Physiological reactivity; Skin conductance

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EXPOSURE; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; MARRIAGE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIMULATION; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITION; CONFLICT; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHILD; COGNITION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EMOTIONS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33644799852     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2005.00418.x     Document Type: Article

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