Exposure to intimate partner violence and children's psychological adjustment, cognitive functioning, and social competence: A review

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 373-382

  Hungerford, Anne ^a   Wait, Sierra K ^a   Fritz, Alyssa M ^a   Clements, Caroline M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior problems; Children; Cognitive functioning; Intimate partner violence; Social competence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; HUMAN; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 84861658123     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: 18736335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2012.04.002     Document Type: Review

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