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Berman, Ellen M.; And Others – Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 1977
The marital phenomenon known as the Seven Year Itch is discussed as a marital entity and as a manifestation of a stage of individual adult development-the age 30 transition. Characteristics of couples and treatment methods are discussed. Presented at the American Psychiatric Association, Miami Beach, May 9, 1976. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Developmental Stages
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Harrist, Amanda W.; Ainslie, Ricardo C. – Journal of Family Issues, 1998
The efficacy of a mediational model for predicting child behavior problems (N=45 five year olds) from marital discord measures was assessed. Indirect relations between marital discord and both social withdrawal and aggression in the child are discussed. Working models of parents' behaviors are found to guide the child's behavior. (EMK)
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Cognitive Structures
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Hodges, William F.; Bloom, Bernard L. – Journal of Divorce, 1984
Investigated the behavior of 107 children aged one to 18 following their parents' separation. Younger children were reported to exhibit more acting out, while older children showed more depression. Children whose parents were separated or who remarried after 18 months were more maladjusted than children whose parents divorced.
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Problems
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O'Keefe, Maura – Journal of Family Violence, 1994
Examined the relationships between violence within the family and child behavior problems in a sample of 185 children living at battered women shelters. Found that children were affected by witnessing violence between their parents and by harsh punitive discipline, particularly administered by mothers. Family violence variables were better…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Behavior Development, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse