Links between parental psychological violence, other family disturbances, and children's adjustment

Family Process

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 523-542

  Gagné, Marie Hélène ^a,b   Drapeau, Sylvie ^a,c   Melançon, Claudiane ^a,b   Saint Jacques, Marie Christine ^a,d   Lépine, Racher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b School of Phychology   (Canada)

^c Faculty of Education   (United Kingdom)

^d 1350 Univ Ave Madison W   (United States)

Author keywords

Divorce; Emotional abuse; Family; Parental separation; Pre adolescents; Psychological violence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; VIOLENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 36148946100     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: 15455300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2007.00230.x     Document Type: Article

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