Fathers' Ratings in the Assessment of Their Child's Anxiety Symptoms: A Comparison to Mothers' Ratings and Their Associations With Paternal Symptomatology

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 915-919

  Moreno, Jacqueline ^a   Silverman, Wendy K ^a   Saavedra, Lissette M ^b   Phares, Vicky ^c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

fathers; mothers; parent psychopathology; ratings; youth anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CONTROL; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 58249113055     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014097     Document Type: Article

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