Difficult temperament moderates links between maternal responsiveness and children's compliance and behavior problems in low-income families

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 323-332

  Kochanska, Grazyna ^a   Kim, Sanghag ^a  

^a E11 SSH   (United States)

Author keywords

compliance; Difficult temperament; ecological adversity; externalizing behavior problems; responsiveness; temperament parenting interactions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TEMPERAMENT;

ADULT; AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANGER; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PARENTING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 84873734123     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12002     Document Type: Article

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