Childhood Maltreatment, Emotional Distress, and Early Adolescent Sexual Intercourse: Multi-Informant Perspectives on Parental Monitoring

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 885-894

  Oberlander, Sarah E ^a   Wang, Yan ^a   Thompson, Richard ^b   Lewis, Terri ^c   Proctor, Laura J ^d   Isbell, Patricia ^f   English, Diana J ^g   Dubowitz, Howard ^a   Litrownik, Alan J ^e   Black, Maureen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Juvenile Protective Association   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Emotional distress; Parental monitoring; Sexual intercourse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COITUS; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COITUS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENTING; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84255195498     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025423     Document Type: Article

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