Friendship quality as a moderator between perception of interparental conflicts and maladjustment in adolescence

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 549-558

  Larsen, Helle ^a   Branje, Susan J T ^a   van der Valk, Inge ^a   Meeus, Wim H J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Aggression; Anxiety; Friendship quality; Interparental conflicts

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 36349021313     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025407080578     Document Type: Article

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