Maternal self-regulation, relationship adjustment, and home chaos: Contributions to infant negative emotionality

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 534-547

  Bridgett, David J ^a   Burt, Nicole M ^a   Laake, Lauren M ^a   Oddi, Kate B ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaos; Infancy; Inter parental relationship adjustment; Negative affect; Negative emotionality; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84878869584     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2013.04.004     Document Type: Article

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