Ecological predictors of disciplinary style and child abuse potential in a hispanic and Anglo-American sample

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 336-352

  Rodriguez, Christina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse potential; Child maltreatment; Ecological theory; Multiculturalism; Parenting style

Indexed keywords

EID: 43449120674     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-007-9145-2     Document Type: Article

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