Toward greater specificity in identifying associations among interparental aggression, child emotional reactivity to conflict, and child problems

Child Development

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1789-1804

  Davies, Patrick T ^a   Cicchetti, Dante ^b   Martin, Meredith J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TEMPERAMENT;

AGGRESSION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 84866162551     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01804.x     Document Type: Article

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