Origins of children's externalizing behavior problems in low-income families: Toddlers' willing stance toward their mothers as the missing link

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 25, Issue 4 PART 1, 2013, Pages 891-901

  Kochanska, Grazyna ^a   Kim, Sanghag ^a   Boldt, Lea J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIALIZATION;

ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; POVERTY; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 84887680558     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579413000254     Document Type: Article

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