Inter-parental conflict and children's academic attainment: A longitudinal analysis

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1223-1232

  Harold, Gordon T ^a   Aitken, Jessica J ^a   Shelton, Katherine H ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic attainment; Behavior problems; Children's attributions; Family school intervention programs; Inter parental conflict; Longitudinal studies; Marital disharmony; Parenting; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEACHING;

EID: 37149024063     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01793.x     Document Type: Article

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