The effects of maternal depression and parental conflict on children's peer play

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-23

  Hipwell, Alison E ^a   Murray, L ^b   Ducournau, P ^b   Stein, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Parental conflict; Peer play; Postnatal depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 14544300486     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2005.00448.x     Document Type: Article

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