Bringing baby home together: Examining the impact of a couple-focused intervention on the dynamics within family play

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 337-350

  Shapiro, Alyson F ^a   Nahm, Eun Young ^b   Gottman, John M ^c   Content, Kristi ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Seoul Women University   (South Korea)

^c Relationship Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Bringing Baby Home intervention; Coparenting; Lausanne Triadic Play; Mother father baby triad; Parents of infants; Transition to parenthood

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BABY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARENT; PARENTHOOD; PLAY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENTING; PARENTS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PREGNANCY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SELF-HELP GROUPS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79960044708     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: 19390025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2011.01102.x     Document Type: Article

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