Is domestic violence relevant?: An exploratory analysis of couples referred for mediation in family court

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1042-1062

  Tishler, Carl L ^a   Bartholomae, Suzanne ^a,d,e   Katz, Bonnie L ^b   Landry Meyer, Laura ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bowling Green State University ^*

^c BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Riverside Hospital   (United States)

^e Bowling Green State University

Author keywords

Child support; Divorce; Domestic violence; Mediation; Policy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUSTODY; DIVORCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPOUSE; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD CUSTODY; DIVORCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEGOTIATING; OHIO; SPOUSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4243201517     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260504268003     Document Type: Article

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