Mothering with intellectual disabilities: Relationship between social support, health and well-being, parenting and child behaviour outcomes

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 320-330

  Aunos, Marjorie ^a   Feldman, Maurice ^b   Goupil, Georgette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child behaviour; Home environment; Intellectual disabilities; Interactional model; Parenting abilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249089790     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2008.00447.x     Document Type: Article

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