Parental involvement, child temperament, and parents' work hours: Differential relations for mothers and fathers

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 313-322

  Brown, Geoffrey L ^a   McBride, Brent A ^b   Bost, Kelly K ^b   Shin, Nana ^c  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child sex; Fathering; Parental involvement; Temperament; Work hours

Indexed keywords

EID: 81455158805     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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