Parenting strategies and socio-cultural influences in childhood anxiety: Mexican, Latin American descent, and European American families

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 609-616

  Varela, R Enrique ^a   Sanchez Sosa, Juan Jose ^b   Biggs, Bridget K ^c   Luis, Timothy M ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Children; Cross cultural; Culture; Hispanic; Latin American; Latino; Mental health; Mexican American; Parenting; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FAMILY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MEXICO; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CLASS; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; PARENTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 64249129153     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2009.01.012     Document Type: Article

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