Mothers' parenting and child sex differences in behavior problems among african american preschoolers

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 773-783

  Barnett, Melissa A ^a   Scaramella, Laura V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

African american families; Behavior problems; Early childhood; Parenting; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; POVERTY; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887562649     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033792     Document Type: Article

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