Interparental conflict and late adolescents' sensitization to conflict: The moderating effects of emotional functioning and gender

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 187-200

  David, Kevin M ^a,b   Murphy, Bridget C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional functioning; Gender; Interparental conflict; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543144225     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOYO.0000025318.26238.40     Document Type: Article

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