Emotionality and self-regulation, threat appraisal, and coping in children of divorce

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-37

  Lengua, Liliana J ^a   Sandler, Irwin N ^b   West, Stephen G ^b   Wolchik, Sharlene A ^b   Curran, Patrick J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEPRESSION; DIVORCE; EGO DEVELOPMENT; EMOTION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TEMPERAMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DEPRESSION; DIVORCE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 0033452952     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579499001935     Document Type: Article

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