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ERIC Number: EJ401208
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Marriage, Adult Adjustment, and Early Parenting.
Cox, Martha J.; And Others
Child Development, v60 n5 p1015-24 Oct 1989
Assessed the impact of parents' marriages on the parenting of firstborn three-month-olds. Concluded that mothers are warmer and more sensitive with infants than fathers are. Fathers hold more positive attitudes toward their infants and their roles as parents when they are in close, confiding marriages. (RH)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Child Rearing, Family Relationship, Fathers, Individual Characteristics, Marriage, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Parenting Skills, Prenatal Influences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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