Parents' emotion expression as a predictor of child's social competence: Children with or without intellectual disability

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 324-338

  Green, S ^a   Baker, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child development; Emotion expression; Intellectual disability; Parenting; Social skills

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONALITY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 79951550304     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2010.01363.x     Document Type: Article

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