Perceptions of childhood relationships with mother and father: Daily emotional and stressor experiences in adulthood

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1651-1661

  Mallers, Melanie H ^a   Charles, Susan T ^b   Neupert, Shevaun D ^c   Almeida, David M ^d  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Daily stressors; Father child; Mother child; Psychological distress; Relationship quality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AROUSAL; EMOTIONS; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78649238331     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021020     Document Type: Article

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