Mother-child and father-child mutuality in two contexts: Consequences for young children's peer relationships

Infant and Child Development

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 142-160

  Lindsey, Eric W ^a   Cremeens, Penny R ^b   Caldera, Yvonne M ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Father child; Mother child; Mutuality; Peer relationships; Play

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649290269     PISSN: 15227227     EISSN: 15227219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/icd.645     Document Type: Article

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