The role of mothers' use of control in children's perfectionism: Implications for the development of children's depressive symptoms

Journal of Personality

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-46

  Kenney Benson, Gwen A ^a,b   Pomerantz, Eva M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b ALLEGHENY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AFFECT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 12844271592     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2004.00303.x     Document Type: Article

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