Development and Validation of a Short Form of the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 243-259

  Elgar, Frank J ^a   Waschbusch, Daniel A ^b   Dadds, Mark R ^c   Sigvaldason, Nadine ^d  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alabama parenting Questionnaire; Children; Disruptive behavior disorders; Externalizing problems; Parenting practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247601128     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-006-9082-5     Document Type: Article

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