Effects of intimate partner violence and maternal posttraumatic stress symptoms on children's emotional and behavioral functioning

Journal of Emotional Abuse

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 139-153

  Samuelson, Kristin W ^a   Cashman, Caroline ^a  

^a ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Emotion regulation; Exposure to domestic violence; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SYMPTOM; WITNESS;

EID: 65749144809     PISSN: 10926798     EISSN: 15404714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926790801986007     Document Type: Article

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