A sense of containment: Potential moderator of the relation between parenting practices and children's externalizing behaviors

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 95-117

  Schneider, William Joel ^a   Cavell, Timothy A ^b,c   Hughes, Jan N ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0142197177     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579403000063     Document Type: Article

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