Maternal intimate partner violence and behavioural problems among Pacific children living in New Zealand

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 395-404

  Paterson, Janis ^a   Carter, Sarnia ^a   Gao, Wanzhen ^a   Cowley Malcolm, Esther ^a   Iusitini, Leon ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antisocial behaviour; Behaviour problems; Behavioural measures; Child Behaviour Check List; Epidemiology; Ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; VERBAL HOSTILITY;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTHERS; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PARENTING; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SOCIALIZATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 41149102503     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01841.x     Document Type: Article

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