The determinants of negative maternal parenting behaviours: Maternal, child, and paternal characteristics and their interaction

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 182, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 683-700

  Kopala Sibley, Daniel C ^a   Zuroff, David C ^a   Koestner, Richard ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

maternal control; maternal rejection; maternal self esteem; parenting behaviours

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861214998     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2011.572165     Document Type: Article

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