Disaggregating parental depression and family stress in assessing families of children with developmental disabilities: A multisample analysis

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 250-266

  Glidden, Laraine Masters ^a   Floyd, Frank J ^b  

^a ST MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; STRESS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0030670237     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0895-8017(1997)102<0250:DPDAFS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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