Maternal discipline of young children: Context, belief, and practice

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-8

  Socolar, Rebecca R S ^a   Stein, Ruth E K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Child development; Child rearing; Discipline; Physician's role

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PATIENT CARE; PERSONALITY TEST; POPULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIALIZATION; URBAN POPULATION;

CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIALIZATION; SUBURBAN POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0030077981     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004703-199602000-00001     Document Type: Article

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