Family processes affecting the socioemotional functioning of children living in poor families
and families experiencing economic decline are reviewed. Black children are of primary …

This meta-analytic review examines the findings of 22 studies evaluating treatment efficacy
for domestically violent males. The outcome literature of controlled quasi-experimental and …

Abstract Knowledge of risk factors and their effects is vital for successfully preventing and
reducing child neglect. This study provides a meta-analytic update of research on risk factors …

Three studies evaluated the reliability and validity of the Investment Model Scale, an
instrument designed to measure four constructs, including commitment level and three …

The construct of Battered Woman Syndrome (BWS) has been conceptualized as a
subcategory of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is composed of the following …

The goal was to examine processes in socialization that might account for an observed
relation between early socioeconomic status and later child behavior problems. A …

Intimate relationships, 2nd ed. Intimate relationships, 2nd ed. Citation Brehm, SS (1992).
Intimate relationships (2nd ed.). Mcgraw-Hill Book Company. Abstract The breadth of scientific …

Critically examines the “violence breeds violence” hypothesis broadly defined. Organized
into seven sections, the literature review includes (a) the abuse breeds abuse hypothesis;(b) …

We were fortunate to have started our research careers about the same time as the study of
stepfamilies was “discovered” as a valid topic for social and behavioral scientists. We also …

In the past twenty years there have been many new developments in the study of animal
behaviour: for example, more sophisticated methods of neurophysiology; more precise …