Observed infant reactions during live interparental conflict

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 221-235

  Du Rocher Schudlich, Tina D ^a   White, Clare R ^a   Fleischhauer, Emily A ^a   Fitzgerald, Kelly A ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development or outcomes; Family interaction; Infancy; Interparental conflict; Observation; Temperament

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651103876     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00800.x     Document Type: Article

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