The Association Between Positive Parenting and Externalizing Behaviour

Infant and Child Development

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85-106

  Boeldt, Debra L ^a   Rhee, Soo Hyun ^a   Dilalla, Lisabeth F ^b   Mullineaux, Paula Y ^c   Schulz Heik, R Jay ^a   Corley, Robin P ^a   Young, Susan E ^a   Hewitt, John K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HAMLINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Externalizing behaviour; Genetics; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856236638     PISSN: 15227227     EISSN: 15227219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/icd.764     Document Type: Article

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