Child's Difficult Temperament and Mothers' Parenting Styles

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 312-323

  Laukkanen, Johanna ^a   Ojansuu, Ulriika ^a   Tolvanen, Asko ^a   Alatupa, Saija ^b   Aunola, Kaisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Children's difficult temperament; Depressiveness; Mothers' psychological well being; Parenting styles; Psychological control; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892482534     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-013-9747-9     Document Type: Article

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