Violated wishes about division of childcare labor predict early coparenting process during stressful and nonstressful family evaluations

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 343-361

  Khazan, Inna ^a   McHale, James P ^b   Decourcey, Wendy ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPECTANT FATHER; EXPECTANT MOTHER; FAMILY INTERACTION; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NORMAL HUMAN; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION;

EID: 55849131102     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20183     Document Type: Article

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