Mediating Links Between Maternal Childhood Trauma and Preadolescent Behavioral Adjustment

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 831-851

  Min, Meeyoung O ^a   Singer, Lynn T ^b   Minnes, Sonia ^a   Kim, Hyunsoo ^a   Short, Elizabeth ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

child behavioral problems; cross informant; Maternal childhood abuse neglect; maternal psychological distress; maternal social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874035951     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260512455868     Document Type: Article

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