Latina mothers' characterizations of their young children with disruptive behaviors

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 111-125

  Arcia, Emily ^a,c   Fernández, María C ^b   Jáquez, Marisela ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attributions; Children; Disruptive disorders; Latino mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944512869     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-005-1126-8     Document Type: Article

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