Bidirectional relations between temperament and parenting styles in Chinese children

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-67

  Lee, Erica H ^a   Zhou, Qing ^a   Eisenberg, Nancy ^b   Wang, Yun ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

bidirectional; parenting styles; temperament

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHINESE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTIONALITY; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 84870920916     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025412460795     Document Type: Article

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