Marital Conflict and the Quality of Young Children's Peer Play Behavior: The Mediating and Moderating Role of Parent-Child Emotional Reciprocity and Attachment Security

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 130-145

  Lindsey, Eric W ^a   Caldera, Yvonne M ^b   Tankersley, Laura ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

marital conflict; parent child attachment; parent child emotional reciprocity; peers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EMOTION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PEER GROUP; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KANSAS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS;

EID: 65649136266     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014972     Document Type: Article

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