The Role of Aggressive Personality and Family Relationships in Explaining Family Conflict

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 174-183

  Horwitz, Briana N ^a   Ganiban, Jody M ^b   Spotts, Erica L ^c   Lichtenstein, Paul ^d   Reiss, David ^e   Neiderhiser, Jenae M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Family conflict; Marital quality; Negative parenting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTING; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955021081     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023049     Document Type: Article

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