Domestic violence, emotional competence, and child adjustment

Social Development

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 513-538

  Katz, Lynn Fainsilber ^a   Hessler, Danielle M ^a   Annest, Amalia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Child adjustment; Domestic violence; Emotional competence; Peer relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548125334     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2007.00401.x     Document Type: Article

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