The effect of father-toddler and mother-toddler role reversal on the development of behavior problems in kindergarten

Social Development

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 514-531

  Macfie, Jenny ^a   Houts, Renate M ^b   McElwain, Nancy L ^c   Cox, Mariha J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior problems; Development; Fathers; Role reversal

Indexed keywords

EID: 23844434689     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2005.00314.x     Document Type: Review

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