Marital hostility and child sleep problems: Direct and indirect associations via hostile parenting

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 488-498

  Rhoades, Kimberly A ^a   Leve, Leslie D ^a   Harold, Gordon T ^b   Mannering, Anne M ^c   Neiderhiser, Jenae M ^d   Shaw, Daniel S ^e   Natsuaki, Misaki N ^f   Reiss, David ^g  

^a OREGON SOCIAL LEARNING CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Early childhood; Marital hostility; Parenting; Sleep problems

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP DISORDER;

ADOPTION; ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 84872041112     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029164     Document Type: Article

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