Defenses in school age children: Children's versus parents' report

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 307-323

  Yasnovsky, Jessica ^a   Araujo, Katy ^a   King, Michelle ^a   Mason, Meredith ^a   Pavelski, Renee ^a   Shaw, Richard ^a   Steiner, Hans ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Defenses; Parent report; School age children; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; PARENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT;

CHILD; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0037410390     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023088313470     Document Type: Article

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