Mothers' violence victimization and child behavior problems: Examining the link

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 306-315

  Thompson, Richard ^a  

^a Juvenile Protective Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Externalizing; Internalizing; Maltreatment; Mothers; Parent child interactions; Violence victimization

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; URBAN AREA; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34249799587     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.77.2.306     Document Type: Article

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