Bidirectional influences between maternal and paternal parenting and children's disruptive behaviour from kindergarten to grade 2

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 183, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 515-533

  Besnard, Thérèse ^a   Verlaan, Pierrette ^a   Davidson, Marilyne ^a   Vitaro, Frank ^b   Poulin, François ^c   Capuano, France ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

disruptive behaviour; mothers and fathers; parenting practices; school entry; transactional links

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875205891     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2012.711597     Document Type: Article

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