Interpersonal mediators in the intergenerational transmission of marital dysfunction

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 519-529

  Story, Lisa B ^a   Karney, Benjamin R ^b   Lawrence, Erika ^c   Bradbury, Thomas K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Conflict; Divorce; Intergenerational; Longitudinal; Marriage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFLICT; DIVORCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; SOCIALIZATION;

ADULT; ADULT CHILDREN; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DIVORCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 4644228368     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.18.3.519     Document Type: Review

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