Violence Toward a Family Member, Angry Adult Conflict, and Child Adjustment Difficulties: Relations in Families With 1- to 3-Year-Old Children

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 176-184

  McDonald, Renee ^a   Jouriles, Ernest N ^a   Briggs Gowan, Margaret J ^b   Rosenfield, David ^a   Carter, Alice S ^c  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

child adjustment; family violence; Infant Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (ITSEA)

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONFLICT; CONTROL; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANGER; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD REACTIVE DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CONNECTICUT; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34548384920     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.21.2.176     Document Type: Article

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