Retrospective Reports of Parental Physical Affection and Parenting Style: A Study of Finnish Twins

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 605-613

  Harlaar, Nicole ^a   Santtila, Pekka ^b   Björklund, Johanna ^b   Alanko, Katarina ^b   Jern, Patrick ^b   Varjonen, Markus ^b   von der Pahlen, Bettina ^b   Sandnabba, Kenneth ^b  

^a King's College

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

environment; gene environment correlations; parenting; retrospective reports; twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TWINS;

ADULT; AFFECT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TWINS;

EID: 51049121129     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.22.3.605     Document Type: Article

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