Family reminiscing style: Parent gender and emotional focus in relation to child well-being

Journal of Cognition and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 210-235

  Fivush, Robyn ^a   Marin, Kelly ^b   McWilliams, Kelly ^a   Bohanek, Jennifer G ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MANHATTAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; EMOTION; FAMILY INTERACTION; FATHER; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MOTHER; PARENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; WELLBEING;

EID: 70349122531     PISSN: 15248372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15248370903155866     Document Type: Article

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