Marital adjustment as a moderator for genetic and environmental influences on parenting

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 42-52

  Ulbricht, Jennifer A ^a   Ganiban, Jody M ^a   Button, Tanya M M ^b   Feinberg, Mark ^c   Reiss, David ^d   Neiderhiser, Jenae M ^c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Family systems; Mmarriage; Parenting

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TWINS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; SEX FACTORS; SIBLINGS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS;

EID: 84883047472     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031481     Document Type: Article

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