What did mummy say? Dyadic interactions between young "hard to manage" children and their mothers

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 103-112

  Brophy, Marcia ^a   Dunn, Judy ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

"Hard to manage"; Behavior problems; Connected communication; Mother child interactions

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECORDING; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0036546670     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014705314406     Document Type: Article

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