Reciprocal influences between maternal discipline techniques and aggression in children and adolescents

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 245-255

  Sheehan, Michael J ^a   Watson, Malcolm W ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Child aggression; Discipline; Parental punishment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUNISHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD REARING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PARENTING; PUNISHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 45549108269     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20241     Document Type: Article

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