Differentiation, self-other representations, and rupture-repair processes: Predicting child maltreatment risk

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 304-316

  Skowron, Elizabeth A ^a   Kozlowski, JoEllen M ^b   Pincus, Aaron L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCLAREN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Differentiation; Parenting; Relationship rupture; SASB

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROL; COUNSELING; EDUCATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUNSELING; EDUCATION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; INDIVIDUATION; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENTING; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77955079024     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020030     Document Type: Article

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