Changes in Children's Appraisals of Marital Discord From Childhood Through Adolescence

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 416-425

  Richmond, Melissa K ^a   Stocker, Clare M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescence; children's cognitive appraisals; gender differences; marital conflict

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 34748921623     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.21.3.416     Document Type: Article

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