Changes in Parenting Self-Efficacy and Mood Symptoms in the Transition to Parenthood: A Bidirectional Association

Parenting

Volumn 14, Issue , 2014, Pages 215-234

  Kunseler, Florentina C ^a   Willemen, Agnes M ^a   Oosterman, Mirjam ^a   Schuengel, Carlo ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84920085349     PISSN: 15295192     EISSN: 15327922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15295192.2014.972758     Document Type: Article

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