Positive Parenting, Family Cohesion, and Child Social Competence Among Immigrant Latino Families

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 252-260

  Leidy, Melinda S ^a   Guerra, Nancy G ^a   Toro, Rosa I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

child competence; family cohesion; immigrant families; Latinos; positive parenting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TIME; UNITED STATES; MIGRANT; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; PSYCHOLOGY, CHILD;

EID: 77953702278     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019407     Document Type: Article

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