Early Determinants of Maternal and Paternal Harsh Discipline: The Generation R Study

Family Relations

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 253-270

  Jansen, Pauline W ^a   Raat, Hein ^a   Mackenbach, Johan P ^a   Hofman, Albert ^a   Jaddoe, Vincent W V ^a   Bakermans Kranenburg, M J ^b   van Ijzendoorn, M H ^b   Verhulst, Frank C ^a   Tiemeier, Henning ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Determinants; Discipline; Harsh parenting; Punishment; Toddlers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858271226     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2011.00691.x     Document Type: Article

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