Direct and Indirect Transmission of Relationship Functioning Across Generations

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 942-952

  Ehrensaft, Miriam K ^a,b   Knous Westfall, Heather M ^a   Cohen, Patricia ^b  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Intergenerational transmission; Parenting; Romantic engagement; Socioemotional functioning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT CHILD; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COURTSHIP; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PARENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SEXUALITY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT CHILDREN; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; COURTSHIP; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PARENTING; PARENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84255200990     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025606     Document Type: Article

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