What About the Kids? Parenting and Child Adjustment in the Context of Couple Therapy

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 833-842

  Gattis, Krista S ^a,b   Simpson, Lorelei E ^c   Christensen, Andrew ^d  

^a Western State Hospital Staunton   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

child adjustment; couple therapy; parenting

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTING; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT;

EID: 58249121943     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013713     Document Type: Article

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