Patterns of conflict interaction in mother-toddler dyads: Differences between depressed and non-depressed mothers

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-20

  Caughy, Margaret O'Brien ^a   Huang, Keng Yen ^b   Lima, Julie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY CHILD STUDY CENTER   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Emotional development; Maternal depression; Mother child interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149493028     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-008-9201-6     Document Type: Article

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