Behaviour regulation at the family dinner table. The use of and response to direct and indirect behaviour regulation in ten Swedish families

Journal of Child Language

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1065-1088

  Brumark, Åsa ^a  

^a SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; FAMILY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD REARING; FAMILY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SWEDEN;

EID: 78650171497     PISSN: 03050009     EISSN: 14697602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305000909990201     Document Type: Article

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