Severe life events and chronic adversities as antecedents to anxiety in children: A matched control study

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1047-1056

  Allen, Jennifer L ^a,b   Rapee, Ronald M ^b   Sandberg, Seija ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child anxiety; Chronic adversity; Etiology; Life events; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC STRESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; ANXIETY, SEPARATION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PHOBIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 52449133117     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-008-9240-x     Document Type: Article

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