Feelings in the Family: Interparental Conflict, Anger, and Expressiveness in Families With Older Adolescents

The Family Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 129-138

  Clark, Tangela R ^a   Phares, Vicky ^b  

^a University of South Florida ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

affect; anger; conflict; family; feelings

Indexed keywords

EID: 84998080788     PISSN: 10664807     EISSN: 15523950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066480703261961     Document Type: Article

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