Maternal negative affect and perceptions of "problem children" in the family

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 203-225

  Altomare, Erica ^a   Vondra, Joan I ^a   Rubinstein, Elaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior problems; Maternal aggression; Maternal hostility; Maternal perceptions; Mother child interaction; Non shared environment; Sibling deidentification; Siblings

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SIBLING; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PENNSYLVANIA; POVERTY AREAS; SCAPEGOATING; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 14944338913     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-004-6458-x     Document Type: Article

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