Inconsistent discipline as a mediator between maternal distress and aggression in boys

Child and Family Behavior Therapy

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-19

  Barry, Tammy D ^a   Dunlap, Sarah T ^b   Lochman, John E ^b   Wells, Karen C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Inconsistent discipline; Maternal anxiety; Maternal depression

Indexed keywords

EID: 61649083053     PISSN: 07317107     EISSN: 1545228X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07317100802701186     Document Type: Article

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