Perceived social support as a mediator of the link between intimate partner conflict and child adjustment

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 221-230

  Owen, Ashley E ^a   Thompson, Martie P ^b   Mitchell, Michelle D ^c   Kennebrew, Sigrid Y ^d   Paranjape, Anuradha ^e   Reddick, Tiffany L ^f   Hargrove, Gabrielle L ^a   Kaslow, Nadine J ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Private Practice ^*

^d Private Practice   (United States)

^e TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child adjustment; Interparental conflict; Intimate partner violence; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 39749177716     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-007-9145-4     Document Type: Article

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