Etiological contributions to the covariation between children's perceptions of inter-parental conflict and child behavioral problems

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 239-251

  Nikolas, Molly ^a   Klump, Kelly L ^b   Burt, S Alexandra ^b  

^a E11 SSH   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child behavior problems; Environment; Etiology; Genes; Inter parental conflict; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GUILT; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DISEASES IN TWINS; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GUILT; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS;

EID: 84879461153     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-012-9679-7     Document Type: Article

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