The relationship between parental fatigue, parenting self-efficacy and behaviour: Implications for supporting parents in the early parenting period

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 626-633

  Chau, V ^a   Giallo, R ^a,b,c  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b PARENTING RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Hostility; Parental self efficacy; Parenting; Warmth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84930987131     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cch.12205     Document Type: Article

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