Peer and professional parenting support on the internet: A systematic review

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 518-528

  Nieuwboer, Christa C ^a   Fukkink, Ruben G ^b   Hermanns, Jo M A ^b  

^a FONTYS UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PARENTING; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84880568317     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2012.0547     Document Type: Review

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