Threat is a multidimensional construct: Exploring the role of children's threat appraisals in the relationship between interparental conflict and child adjustment

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 281-292

  Atkinson, Erin R ^a,d   Dadds, Mark R ^b,c   Chipuer, Heather ^a   Dawe, Sharon ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d MATER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child internalising adjustment; Children's threat appraisals; Interparental conflict; Marital conflict

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; CHILD; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 59449090717     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-008-9275-z     Document Type: Article

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