Childhood psychological malteatment and quality of marriage: The mediating role of psychological distress

Journal of Emotional Abuse

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 117-142

  Perry, Andrea R ^a,b   DiLillo, David ^a   Peugh, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b University of Nebraska ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Emotional abuse; Long term effects; Marital satisfaction; Psychological functioning; Psychological maltreatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PARANOIA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 38549137433     PISSN: 10926798     EISSN: 15404714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J135v07n02_07     Document Type: Article

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