The relationship of maternal characteristics and perceptions of children to children's emotional and behavioral problems

Child and Family Behavior Therapy

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-57

  Renk, Kimberly ^a   Roddenberry, Angela ^a   Oliveros, Arazais ^a   Sieger, Karin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's behavior problems; Mothers; Parenting stress; Perceptions; Psychological symptoms

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847352587     PISSN: 07317107     EISSN: 1545228X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J019v29n01_03     Document Type: Article

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