The influence of distress on mothers' and fathers' reports of childhood emotional and behavioral problems

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 407-414

  Sawyer, Michael G ^a,d   Streiner, David L ^b   Baghurst, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Children; Emotional and behavioral problems; Parent distress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; FATHER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; PARENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTHERS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0032427962     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022614800179     Document Type: Article

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