Mothers' and fathers' views of the interdependence of their relationships with their infant: A systems perspective on early family relationships

Journal of Family Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 179-200

  Bell, Linda ^a   Goulet, Céline ^b   St Cyr Tribble, Denise ^a   Paul, Denise ^a   Boisclair, Annick ^c   Tronick, Edward Z ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Clinique Enfance   (Canada)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Child bearing families; Family systems; Parent infant relationship; Parents; Transition to parenthood

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY NURSING; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; CODEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); FAMILY NURSING; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MOTHERS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS;

EID: 34250155295     PISSN: 10748407     EISSN: 1552549X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074840707300774     Document Type: Article

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