Parenting behaviours during child problem solving: The roles of child temperament, mother education and personality, and the problem-solving context

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 166-179

  Neitzel, Carin ^a   Stright, Anne Dopkins ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; KINDERGARTEN; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 1842591819     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650250344000370     Document Type: Article

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