Parental fatigue and parenting practices during early childhood: An Australian community survey

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 654-664

  Cooklin, A R ^a   Giallo, R ^a   Rose, N ^a  

^a PARENTING RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Early childhood; Fatigue; Parenting; Parenting practices; Parents

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY SIZE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84864566598     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01333.x     Document Type: Article

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