Alcoholism and intimate partner violence: Effects on children's psychosocial adjustment

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3156-3168

  Klostermann, Keith ^a   Kelley, Michelle L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's adjustment; Domestic violence; Partner aggression

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEAR; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATERNAL ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REVIEW; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 74549139101     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6123156     Document Type: Review

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