Romantic functioning and depressive symptoms among early adolescent girls: The moderating role of parental emotional availability

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 350-362

  Steinberg, Sara J ^a   Davila, Joanne ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROL; COURTSHIP; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; OBJECT RELATION; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; COURTSHIP; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 45849121730     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374410801955847     Document Type: Article

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