Antecedents of toddler aggression: Dysfunctional parenting in mother-toddler dyads

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 194-202

  Del Vecchio, Tamara ^a   O'Leary, Susan G ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33646545424     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15374424jccp3502_3     Document Type: Review

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