Links between middle-childhood trajectories of family dysfunction and indirect aggression

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2175-2198

  Pagani, Linda S ^a   Japel, Christa ^b   Vaillancourt, Tracy ^c   Tremblay, Richard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Family dysfunction; Family functioning; Indirect aggression; Middle childhood

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIVORCE; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS;

AGGRESSION; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DIVORCE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 78049472400     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260509354886     Document Type: Article

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