Parenting in an Individualistic Culture with a Collectivistic Cultural Background: The Case of Turkish Immigrant Families with Toddlers in the Netherlands

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 617-628

  Yaman, Ayşe ^a   Mesman, Judi ^a   van IJzendoorn, Marinus H ^a   Bakermans Kranenburg, Marian J ^a   Linting, Mariëlle ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Control; Immigrant families; Observed parenting; Sensitivity; Toddlers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956180670     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-009-9346-y     Document Type: Article

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