Predictors of coparenting in Mexican American families and links to parenting and child social emotional development

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 523-548

  Cabrera, Natasha J ^a   Shannon, Jacqueline D ^b   La Taillade, Jaslean J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY STUDY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL EVOLUTION;

EID: 70349546927     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20227     Document Type: Article

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