A complex interplay among the parent-child relationship, effortful control, and internalized, rule-compatible conduct in young children: Evidence from two studies

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 8-21

  Kochanska, Grazyna ^a   Kim, Sanghag ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Effortful control; Internalized conduct; Longitudinal studies; Parent child relationship; Temperament

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROL; EGO DEVELOPMENT; EMOTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; TEMPERAMENT;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHERS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 84891750254     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032330     Document Type: Article

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