Children's differential susceptibility to effects of parenting

Family Science

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 14-25

  Pluess, Michael ^a   Belsky, Jay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diathesis stress; Differential susceptibility; GXE; Infant temperament; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049299810     PISSN: 19424620     EISSN: 19424639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19424620903388554     Document Type: Review

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