Assessing the benefits of a parenting skills training program: A theoretical approach to predicting direct and moderating effects

Family Relations

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-77

  Rueter, Martha A ^a   Conger, Rand D ^b   Ramisetty Mikler, Suhasini ^b  

^a Institute for Social and Behavioral Research   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Family stress; Moderating effects; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033483054     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/585684     Document Type: Article

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