Parenting-related stressors and self-reported mental health of mothers with young children

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1261-1268

  Mistry, Ritesh ^a   Stevens, Gregory D ^a   Sareen, Harvinder ^a   De Vogli, Roberto ^b   Halfon, Neal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENTAL STRESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; INFANT; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548457786     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.088161     Document Type: Article

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