Do early father-infant interactions predict the onset of externalising behaviours in young children? Findings from a longitudinal cohort study

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-64

  Ramchandani, Paul G ^a   Domoney, Jill ^a   Sethna, Vaheshta ^a   Psychogiou, Lamprini ^a   Vlachos, Haido ^b   Murray, Lynne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Milton Keynes Community Health Services   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child behaviour; fathers; parent child interaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROL; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84872855643     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2012.02583.x     Document Type: Article

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