The cultural and developmental significance of parenting processes in adolescent anxiety and depression symptoms

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 491-505

  Vazsonyi, Alexander T ^a   Belliston, Lara M ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross national; Developmental processes; Internalizing behaviors; Maternal and paternal family processes; Measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746260368     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-006-9064-3     Document Type: Article

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