Fathering and attachment in the usa and taiwan: Contextual predictors and child outcomes

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 180, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 173-191

  Newland, Lisa A ^a   Coyl, Diana D ^b   Chen, Hui Hua ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TRANSWORLD INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Child attachment security; Context; Culture; Fathering; Social emotional outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949353622     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430903415049     Document Type: Article

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