A Social-Cognitive Investigation of Young Adults Who Abuse Their Parents

Within the past decade, there has been an increase in research focusing on young people who abuse their parents. However, most research has narrowly focused on adolescent children, neglecting to investigate the nature, pattern, and factors related to child-to-parent abuse perpetrated by young adults...

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Authors: Simmons, Melanie (Author) ; McEwan, Troy E. (Author) ; Purcell, Rosemary 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2022, Volume: 37, Issue: 1/2, Pages: NP327-NP349
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