Validity of the short form of the parenting stress index for fathers of toddlers

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 102-111

  McKelvey, Lorraine M ^a   Whiteside Mansell, Leanne ^a   Faldowski, Richard A ^b   Shears, Jeffrey ^c   Ayoub, Catherine ^d   Hart, Andrea D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fathers; Low income families; Parenting stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149481451     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-008-9211-4     Document Type: Article

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