Do anxious parents interpretive biases towards threat extend into their child's environment?

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 170-174

  Lester, Kathryn J ^a   Field, Andy P ^a   Oliver, Samantha ^a   Cartwright Hatton, Sam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Interpretational bias; Parenting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTING; PARENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 59049106311     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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