Intergenerational effects of war trauma among Palestinian families mediated via psychological maltreatment

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 955-968

  Palosaari, Esa ^a   Punamäki, Raija Leena ^a   Qouta, Samir ^b   Diab, Marwan ^c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF GAZA   (Palestine)

^c Gaza Community Mental Health Programme   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Aggression; Attachment; Depression; Intergenerational; Posttraumatic stress symptoms; Psychological maltreatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARAB; ARTICLE; ATTACHMENT SECURITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL MALTREATMENT; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; WAR;

AGGRESSION; ATTACHMENT; DEPRESSION; INTERGENERATIONAL; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS SYMPTOMS; PSYCHOLOGICAL MALTREATMENT;

AGGRESSION; ARABS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; DEPRESSION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WAR;

EID: 84887623893     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.04.006     Document Type: Article

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