Prediction of prosocial and emotional competence from maternal behavior in African American preschoolers

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 179-198

  Garner, Pamela W ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American preschoolers; Emotional regulation; Parenting; Prosocial behavior

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION; ADULT; AFFECT; CHILD; COGNITION; ETHNOLOGY; LEARNING; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AFFECT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33745799684     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1099-9809.12.2.179     Document Type: Article

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