Effects of parental supportiveness on Toddlers' emotion regulation over the first three years of life in a low-income African American sample

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 452-476

  Bocknek, Erika London ^a   Brophy Herb, Holly E ^a   Banerjee, Meeta ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EMOTIONALITY; GROWTH CURVE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKILL; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 70349542597     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20224     Document Type: Article

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