Mindful parenting decreases aggression and increases social behavior in children with developmental disabilities

Behavior Modification

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 749-771

  Singh, Nirbhay N ^a   Lancioni, Giulio E ^b   Winton, Alan S W ^c   Singh, Judy ^a   Curtis, W John ^d   Wahler, Robert G ^e   McAleavey, Kristen M ^f  

^a ONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^f LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood aggression; Mindful parenting; Parental stress; Satisfaction with parenting; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SIBLING RELATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE;

AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; SIBLING RELATIONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34848823724     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: 15524167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445507300924     Document Type: Article

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