Parenting practices and expectations among Mexican mothers with young children

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 465-476

  Solis Camara, Pedro R ^a   Fox, Robert A ^b  

^a Mexican Social Security Institute   (United States)

^b MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMETRY; RANDOMIZATION;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PARENTING; PSYCHOMETRICS; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0030330189     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: 19400896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221325.1996.9914879     Document Type: Article

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