Longitudinal study on the effects of child abuse and children's exposure to domestic violence, parent-child attachments, and antisocial behavior in adolescence

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 111-136

  Sousa, Cindy ^a   Herrenkohl, Todd I ^a   Moylan, Carrie A ^a   Tajima, Emiko A ^a   Klika, J Bart ^a   Herrenkohl, Roy C ^b   Russo, M Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Child abuse; Children exposed to domestic violence; Domestic violence; Youth violence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SOCIAL CONFORMITY;

EID: 78650699131     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260510362883     Document Type: Article

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