The relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and paternal parenting of adult children among ex-prisoners of war: A longitudinal study

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 274-284

  Zerach, Gadi ^a   Greene, Talya ^b   Ein Dor, Tsachi ^c   Solomon, Zahava ^b  

^a ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Captivity; Ex POWs; Parenting; Posttraumatic stress disorder; PTSD; War

Indexed keywords

ADULT CHILD; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FATHER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VETERAN; WAR;

ADULT CHILDREN; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FATHERS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTING; PRISONERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS; WAR;

EID: 84865064299     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027159     Document Type: Article

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