The relation between mothers' hostile attribution tendencies and children's externalizing behavior problems: The mediating role of mothers' harsh discipline practices

Child Development

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 896-909

  Nix, Robert L ^a   Pinderhughes, Ellen E ^a   Dodge, Kenneth A ^a   Bates, John E ^a   Pettit, Gregory S ^a   McFadyen Ketchum, Steven A ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PARENTING;

EID: 0033162970     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00065     Document Type: Article

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