Parent–Child Conflict and Early Childhood Adjustment in Two-Parent Low-Income Families: Parallel Developmental Processes

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 94-107

  Weaver, Chelsea M ^a   Shaw, Daniel S ^a   Crossan, Jennifer L ^a   Dishion, Thomas J ^b   Wilson, Melvin N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child adjustment; Early childhood; Intervention; Parent child conflict

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY THERAPY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY THERAPY; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; POVERTY; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84895095986     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: 15733327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-014-0455-5     Document Type: Article

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