Couple-level analysis of the relation between family-of-origin aggression and intimate partner violence

Psychology of Violence

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 139-153

  Fritz, Patti A Timmons ^a   Slep, Amy M Smith ^b   O'Leary, K Daniel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyadic; family of origin aggression; intergenerational; intimate partner violence; social learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874029711     PISSN: 21520828     EISSN: 2152081X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027370     Document Type: Article

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