Interparental relationship sensitivity leads to adolescent internalizing problems: Different genotypes, different pathways

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 329-343

  Schlomer, Gabriel L ^a   Fosco, Gregory M ^a   Cleveland, H H ^a   Vandenbergh, David J ^a   Feinberg, Mark E ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent development outcomes; Interparental conflict; Mental health; Path analysis; Sociobiology; Systems theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923920118     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jomf.12168     Document Type: Article

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