Parents' Marital Violence: Long-Term Consequences for Children.

McNeal, Cosandra; Amato, Paul R.

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ERIC Number: EJ568392

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Parents' Marital Violence: Long-Term Consequences for Children.

McNeal, Cosandra; Amato, Paul R.

Journal of Family Issues, v19 n2 p123-39 Mar 1998

The long-term consequences for children of marital violence were investigated using data from parents and their adult offspring over time. Marital violence was distinguished from other marital conflict. Outcome effects on young adults' lives of these and other predictor variables were investigated. Implications for counseling are discussed. (EMK)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Children, Conflict, Counseling, Family Problems, Family Violence, Longitudinal Studies, Marital Instability, Marriage, Parent Child Relationship, Predictor Variables, Self Esteem

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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