The role of Dependency and Self-Criticism in the relationship between postpartum depression and anger

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-40

  Vliegen, Nicole ^a   Luyten, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anger; Dependency; Personality; Postpartum depression; Self Criticism

Indexed keywords

EID: 42649089775     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2008.02.015     Document Type: Article

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