Family characteristics as mediators of the influence of problem drinking and multiple risk status on child mental health

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 607-624

  Roosa, Mark W ^a   Dumka, Larry ^a   Tein, Jenn Yun ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child conduct disorder; Family cohesion; Family drinking problems; Family reframing coping; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; DEPRESSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0030252597     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02509716     Document Type: Article

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