The Relation Between Intimate Partner Violence, Parenting Stress, and Child Behavior Problems

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 201-212

  Renner, Lynette M ^a   Boel Studt, Shamra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Externalizing behavior; Family violence; Internalizing behavior; Maternal stress; Physical victimization; Psychological victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872978844     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-012-9477-6     Document Type: Article

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