Chronological Age, Cognitions, and Practices in European American Mothers: A Multivariate Study of Parenting

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 850-864

  Bornstein, Marc H ^a   Putnick, Diane L ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

age; maternal behaviors; maternal beliefs; parenting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL AGE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COGNITION; CULTURE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PARENTING; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548177511     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.43.4.850     Document Type: Article

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