Parenting stress and child behavior problems: A transactional relationship across time

American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 48-66

  Neece, Cameron L ^a   Green, Shulamite A ^a   Baker, Bruce L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior problems; Developmental delay; Intellectual disability; Parenting stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTHERS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84856330206     PISSN: 19447515     EISSN: 19447558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1944-7558-117.1.48     Document Type: Article

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