Marital Conflict and Preadolescent Behavioral Competence: Maternal Knowledge as a Longitudinal Mediator

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 675-682

  Grundy, Amber M ^a   Gondoli, Dawn M ^a   Blodgett Salafia, Elizabeth H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

longitudinal mediation; marital conflict; maternal knowledge; monitoring; preadolescent behavioral competence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFLICT; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PARENTING;

EID: 38349092756     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.21.4.675     Document Type: Article

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