Capturing children's response to parental conflict and making use of it

Family Process

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-58

  Lee, Wai Yung ^a   Ng, Man Lun ^a   Cheung, Ben K L ^a   Yung, Joyce Wa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Children; Couples; Family assessment protocol; Parental conflict; Physiological response

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONFLICT; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FAMILY SIZE; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77149151554     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: 15455300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2010.01307.x     Document Type: Article

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