Constructive and destructive marital conflict, emotional security and children's prosocial behavior

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 270-279

  McCoy, Kathleen ^a   Cummings, E Mark ^a   Davies, Patrick T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion regulation; Marital disharmony; Parent child relationships; Prosocial behavior; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR SCALE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTION; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL ACCEPTANCE REJECTION QUESTIONNAIRE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SECURITY IN THE MARITAL SUBSYSTEM PARENT REPORT INVENTORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; AFFECT; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE; CONFLICT; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 68149091508     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.01945.x     Document Type: Article

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