Punitive discipline and child behavior problems in Chinese-American immigrant families: The moderating effects of indigenous child-rearing ideologies

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 520-530

  Fung, Joey J ^a   Lau, Anna S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child behavior problems; Child rearing ideologies; Culture; Physical discipline; Punitive discipline

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; TRAINING;

EID: 71049180963     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025409343749     Document Type: Article

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