The relationship between self-complexity and depressive symptoms in third and seventh grade children: A short-term longitudinal study

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 155-166

  Abela, John R Z ^a   Véronneau McArdle, Marie Hélène ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Depression; Developmental psychopathology; Diathesis stress theory; Self complexity

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; SAMPLING; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STRESS; ADOLESCENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; TIME; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036548858     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014705316224     Document Type: Article

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