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Peer reviewedConger, Rand D.; And Others – Child Development, 1994
Tested a model of family conflict and coercion that linked economic stress in family life to adolescent symptoms of internalizing and externalizing emotions and behaviors. Subjects were 378 seventh graders and their families in rural Iowa. Found that spousal irritability and hostile exchanges over money matters increased the likelihood of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Economic Factors, Emotional Problems
