Quality of maternal thinking and mother-child interaction in at-risk contexts

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 545-552

  Rodríguez, Guacimara ^a   Rodrigo, María José ^a   Janssens, Jan M A M ^b   Triana, Beatriz ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

At risk parenting; Coercive; Cognitive complexity; Mother child collaborative task; Neglectful and resilient parenting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIALIZATION; THINKING;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; SOCIALIZATION; THINKING;

EID: 81955168047     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2011.00903.x     Document Type: Article

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