Maternal Gatekeeping, Coparenting Quality, and Fathering Behavior in Families With Infants

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 389-398

  Schoppe Sullivan, Sarah J ^a   Brown, Geoffrey L ^b   Cannon, Elizabeth A ^a   Mangelsdorf, Sarah C ^b   Sokolowski, Margaret Szewczyk ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

coparenting; father involvement; maternal gatekeeping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COOPERATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FAMILY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CULTURE; FAMILY; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTING; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 44949172604     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.22.3.389     Document Type: Article

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