Parents' cognitions and expectations about their pre-school children: The contribution of parental anxiety and child anxiety

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 435-441

  Wheatcroft, Rebecca ^a,c   Creswell, Cathy ^b  

^a OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Clinical Psychology ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 35148898106     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151006X173288     Document Type: Article

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