Mother-child conflict interaction in the toddler years: Behavior patterns and correlates

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 219-241

  Huang, Keng Yen ^a   Teti, Douglas M ^b   Caughy, Margaret O'Brien ^c   Feldstein, Stanley ^d   Genevro, Janice ^e  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY CHILD STUDY CENTER   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Mother child; Observation; Parenting; Toddler

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247587738     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-006-9081-6     Document Type: Article

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