Witness and nonwitness children's violent and peaceful behavior in different types of simulated conflict with peers

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 206-215

  Ballif Spanvill, Bonnie ^a   Clayton, Claudia J ^a   Hendrix, Suzanne B ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child witnesses; Children; Peace; Peer conflicts; Spouse abuse; Violence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JEALOUSY; MALE; PEER PRESSURE; SIMULATION; WITNESS;

AGGRESSION; ALTRUISM; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIALIZATION; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 34249777249     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.77.2.206     Document Type: Article

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