At-risk and maltreated children exposed to intimate partner aggression/violence: What the conflict looks like and its relationship to child outcomes

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 157-171

  English, Diana J ^a,e   Graham, J Christopher ^a   Newton, Rae R ^a   Lewis, Terri L ^b   Thompson, Richard ^c   Kotch, Jonathan B ^d   Weisbart, Cindy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d Juvenile Protective Association   (United States)

^e Child Welfare Research Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral observations; Child maltreatment; Domestic intimate partner violence; Elementary school age children; Families; Family relationships

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPOUSE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63849254101     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: 15526119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559508326287     Document Type: Article

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