Parent-child and teacher-child relationships in Chinese preschoolers: The moderating role of preschool experiences and the mediating role of social competence

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 192-204

  Zhang, Xiao ^a,b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Father child relationships; Mother child relationships; Preschool experiences; Social competence; Teacher child relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952645510     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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