Fathers' sensitive parenting and the development of early executive functioning

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 867-876

  Towe Goodman, Nissa R ^a   Willoughby, Michael ^a,b   Gustafsson, Hanna C ^a,c   Mills Koonce, W Roger ^a,d   Cox, Martha J ^a   Blair, Clancy ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Executive functioning; Fathers; Mothers; Parenting; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NORTH CAROLINA; PENNSYLVANIA; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; RECREATION; RURAL POPULATION;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; NORTH CAROLINA; PARENTING; PENNSYLVANIA; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84925684778     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: 19391293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0038128     Document Type: Article

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