Coparenting quality during the first three months after birth: The role of infant sleep quality

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 886-895

  McDaniel, Brandon T ^a   Teti, Douglas M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coparenting; Depression; Infant sleep; Parent sleep; Transition to parenthood

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPRESSION; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; DEPRESSION; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTHERS; PARENTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874407308     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030707     Document Type: Article

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