Changing parent's mindfulness, child management skills and relationship quality with their youth: Results from a randomized pilot intervention trial

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 203-217

  Coatsworth, J Douglas ^a   Duncan, Larissa G ^b   Greenberg, Mark T ^a   Nix, Robert L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Efficacy; Intervention; Mindfulness; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952085054     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-009-9304-8     Document Type: Article

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