Parenting stress, parenting behavior, and children's adjustment in families experiencing intimate partner violence

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 243-251

  Huth Bocks, Alissa C ^a   Hughes, Honore M ^b  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's adjustment; Intimate partner violence; Parenting; Parenting stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 39749190649     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-007-9148-1     Document Type: Article

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