The relation between parental psychological distress and adolescent anxiety in youths with chronic illnesses: The mediating effect of perceived child vulnerability

Children's Health Care

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 171-182

  Lopez, Wendi L ^a   Mullins, Larry L ^b   Wolfe Christensen, Cortney ^c   Bourdeau, Teri ^d  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 47949106899     PISSN: 02739615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02739610802151464     Document Type: Article

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