Family relationships and the psychosocial adjustment of school-aged children in intact families

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 182-201

  Hakvoort, Esther M ^a   Bos, Henny M W ^a   Van Balen, Frank ^a   Hermanns, Jo M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Marital relationship; Middle childhood; Parent child relationship; Sibling relationship; Well being

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY RELATION; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SIBLING RELATION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STATISTICS;

AFFECT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY RELATIONS; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SIBLING RELATIONS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77951681109     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221321003657445     Document Type: Article

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