Mothers' physical abusiveness in a context of violence: Effects on the mother-child relationship

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-92

  Timmer, Susan G ^a   Thompson, Dianne ^a   Culver, Michelle A ^a   Urquiza, Anthony J ^a   Altenhofen, Shannon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VIOLENCE;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PARENTING; SPOUSE ABUSE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84856669765     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579411000678     Document Type: Article

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