The perils of overprotective parenting: Fathers' perspectives explored

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 237-245

  Brussoni, M ^a,b,c   Olsen, L L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b British Columbia Injury Research and Prevention Unit   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accident; Child development; Child safety; Injury; Overprotection; Parents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY SIZE; FATHER; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HEALTH; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FATHERS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTING; RISK-TAKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873059604     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01361.x     Document Type: Article

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