Predicting inept discipline: The role of parental depressive symptoms, anger, and attributions

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 524-534

  Leung, Debbie W ^a   Slep, Amy M Smith ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger expression; Attributions; Child misbehavior; Depressive symptoms; Discipline

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTHER; PARENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ANGER; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS;

EID: 33746471676     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.74.3.524     Document Type: Article

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