The role of parental personality traits in differential parenting

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 542-553

  Browne, Dillon T ^a   Meunier, Jean Christophe ^b   O'Connor, Thomas G ^c   Jenkins, Jennifer M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Agreeableness; Differential parenting; Negativity; Personality; Positivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84872023832     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028515     Document Type: Article

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