Parents' and children's religiosity and child behavioral adjustment among maltreated and nonmaltreated children

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 594-605

  Kim, Jungmeen ^a   McCullough, Michael E ^b   Cicchetti, Dante ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Miami   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Externalizing symptomatology; Interdependence; Internalizing symptomatology; Religiosity

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349478836     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-009-9262-1     Document Type: Article

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