Withdrawal from coparenting interactions during early infancy

Family Process

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 481-499

  Elliston, Donna ^a   McHale, James ^a,e   Talbot, Jean ^b   Parmley, Meagan ^c   Kuersten Hogan, Regina ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Cognitive Behavioral Institute of Albuquerque ^*

^d ASSUMPTION COLLEGE   (United States)

^e Family Study Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Coparenting; Disengagement; Ego resilience; Infancy; Transition to parenthood; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGOTIATING; PARENTING; PARENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55949115638     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: 15455300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2008.00267.x     Document Type: Article

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