Family stress and parent-infant interaction: The mediating role of coping

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 164-181

  McKelvey, Lorraine M ^a   Fitzgerald, Hiram E ^a   Schiffman, Rachel F ^a   Von Eye, Alexander ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFE EVENT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 13144288581     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.10010     Document Type: Article

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