Agree or agree to disagree? Assessing the convergence between parents and observers on infant temperament

Infant and Child Development

Volumn 17, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2008, Pages 407-426

  Stifter, Cynthia A ^a   Willoughby, Michael T ^b   Towe Goodman, Nissa ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral observation; Parent ratings; Temperament

Indexed keywords

EID: 51449121833     PISSN: 15227227     EISSN: 15227219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/icd.584     Document Type: Article

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