Subgroups of physically abusive parents based on cluster analysis of parenting behavior and affect

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 436-447

  Haskett, Mary E ^a   Scott, Susan Smith ^a   Ward, Caryn Sabourin ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EMOTIONS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PUNISHMENT;

EID: 8444236361     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.74.4.436     Document Type: Article

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