Fostering parents' emotion regulation through a sibling-focused experimental intervention

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 458-468

  Ravindran, Niyantri ^a   Engle, Jennifer M ^b   McElwain, Nancy L ^a   Kramer, Laurie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fathers; Intervention; Parental emotion regulation; Sibling relationships

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIBLING RELATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; SIBLING RELATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84930731269     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: 19391293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/fam0000084     Document Type: Article

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