Marital conflict, maternal and paternal parenting, and child adjustment: A test of mediation and moderation

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 199-208

  Kaczynski, Karen J ^a,c   Lindahl, Kristin M ^a   Malik, Neena M ^a   Laurenceau, Jean Philippe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Child internalizing and externalizing behavior; Family process; Marital conflict; Maternal and paternal parenting; Mediation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFLICT; FATHER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; CHILD; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEGOTIATING; PARENTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 33745780510     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.20.2.199     Document Type: Article

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