Does witnessing intimate partner violence contribute to toddlers' internalizing and externalizing behaviors?

Applied Developmental Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 129-139

  de Jonghe, Erika S ^a   von Eye, Alexander ^b   Bogat, G Anne ^b   Levendosky, Alytia A ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79960197231     PISSN: 10888691     EISSN: 1532480X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888691.2011.587713     Document Type: Article

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