Aggressive marital conflict, maternal harsh punishment, and child aggressive-disruptive behavior: Evidence for direct and mediated relations

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 217-226

  Erath, Stephen A ^a   Bierman, Karen L ^a   Coie, John D ^b   Dodge, Kenneth A ^b   Michael Foster, E ^a   Greenberg, Mark T ^a   Lochman, John E ^c   McMahon, Robert J ^d   Pinderhughes, Ellen E ^e  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive behavior; Marital conflict; Marital disagreement; Punishment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745795977     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.20.2.217     Document Type: Article

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