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Biological Sensitivity to Context in Couples: Why Partner Aggression Hurts Some More than Others
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Lorber, Michael F.; Erlanger, Ann C. Eckardt; Slep, Amy M. Smith – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2013
Objective: Cardiovascular reactivity to laboratory stressors was investigated as (a) a moderator of associations of partner aggression with affective functioning, alcohol problems, and parenting; and (b) a consequence of partner aggression. Method: Cohabiting adult couples (N = 453) with 3- to 7-year-old children were recruited by random digit…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Alcoholism, Aggression, Drinking
Risks for Conduct Disorder Symptoms Associated with Parental Alcoholism in Stepfather Families versus Intact Families from a Community Sample
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Foley, Debra L.; Pickles, Andrew; Rutter, Michael; Gardner, Charles O.; Maes, Hermine H.; Silberg, Judy L.; Eaves, Lindon J. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
Background: It is not known if the prevalence of parental psychiatric disorders is higher in stepfather than intact families, or if parental alcoholism is differentially associated with risk for conduct disorder (CD) symptoms in stepfather families versus intact families. Method: The sample comprised 839 girls and 741 boys from 792 intact families…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Personality Problems, Family (Sociological Unit), Incidence