Interdependence of Parenting of Mothers and Fathers of Infants

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 561-573

  Barnett, Melissa A ^a   Deng, Min ^b   Mills Koonce, W Roger ^b   Willoughby, Michael ^b   Cox, Martha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

family systems; fathers; infancy; marital quality; parenting

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COOPERATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; CODEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 51049103593     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.22.3.561     Document Type: Article

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