Locus of control fails to mediate between stress and anxiety and depression in parents of children with a developmental disorder

Autism

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 489-501

  Hamlyn Wright, Sarah ^a   Draghi Lorenz, Riccardo ^a   Ellis, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Developmental disorder; Locus of control; Parents; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOCUS OF CONTROL; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PARENTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 35048881390     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361307083258     Document Type: Article

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