Intergenerational transmission of abuse of incarcerated fathers: A study of the measurement of abuse

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 371-390

  Ball, Jeremy D ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Child abuse; Child maltreatment; Social learning; Specificity; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 59349116801     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X08326327     Document Type: Article

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