French and American mothers' childrearing beliefs: Stimulating, responding, and long-term goals

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 606-626

  Suizzo, Marie Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural differences; Cultural models; Mothers; Parent child relations; Parental goals; Parenting practices; Schema

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344575057     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022104268391     Document Type: Review

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