Maternal postnatal mental health and later emotional-behavioural development of children: The mediating role of parenting behaviour

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 327-336

  Giallo, R ^a   Cooklin, A ^a   Wade, C ^a   D'Esposito, F ^a,b   Nicholson, J M ^a,b  

^a PARENTING RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child well being; Mothers; Parenting; Postnatal distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AUSTRALIA; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTHERS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84897108343     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cch.12028     Document Type: Article

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