Harsh parenting and child externalizing behavior: Skin conductance level reactivity as a moderator

Child Development

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 578-592

  Erath, Stephen A ^a   El Sheikh, Mona ^a   Mark Cummings, E ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PARENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 65349194618     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01280.x     Document Type: Article

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