Understanding the Role of Personality in Explaining Associations Between Marital Quality and Parenting

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 646-660

  Ganiban, Jody M ^a   Ulbricht, Jennifer A ^a   Spotts, Erica L ^b   Lichtenstein, Paul ^c   Reiss, David ^d   Hansson, Kjell ^e   Neiderhiser, Jenae M ^f  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

marriage; parenting; personality; twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMOTION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SWEDEN; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; COHORT STUDIES; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTING; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SWEDEN; TWINS;

EID: 70350132821     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016091     Document Type: Article

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