Repressive caping and self-reports of parenting

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 73-82

  Myers, Lynn B ^a   Brewin, Chris R ^b   Winter, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0033002938     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466599162674     Document Type: Article

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