Relations Between Coparenting and Father Involvement in Families With Preschool-Age Children

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 106-118

  Jia, Rongfang ^a   Schoppe Sullivan, Sarah J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child gender; Coparenting; Father involvement; Longitudinal study; Moderation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FATHER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENTING;

EID: 79551552777     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020802     Document Type: Article

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