Relationships between infant temperament, demographic variables, and family dynamics of childrearing families

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 458-465

  Hakulinen, Tuovi ^a   Laippala, Pekka ^b   Paunonen, Marita ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b Box 607 ^*

Author keywords

Child rearing familes; Demographic variables; Family dynamics; Infant temperament

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEMPERAMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 0032014676     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1998.00558.x     Document Type: Article

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