Maternal empathy, self-confidence, and stress as antecedents of preschool children's behavior problems

Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-104

  Walker, Lorraine O ^a   Cheng, Ching Yu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Child behavior disorders; Confidence; Empathy; Maternal behavior; Nursing practice

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EDUCATION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF EFFICACY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33947314805     PISSN: 15390136     EISSN: 17446155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6155.2005.00098.x     Document Type: Article

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