Longitudinal Associations Between Emotion Regulation and Depression in Preadolescent Girls: Moderation by the Caregiving Environment

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 798-808

  Feng, Xin ^a   Keenan, Kate ^b   Hipwell, Alison E ^c   Henneberger, Angela K ^d   Rischall, Michal S ^d   Butch, Jen ^b   Coyne, Claire ^b   Boeldt, Debbie ^b   Hinze, Amanda K ^d   Babinski, Dara E ^d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; emotion expression; emotion regulation; parenting; preadolescent girls

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROL; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIALIZATION;

ASSOCIATION; CHILD; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 65649121160     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014617     Document Type: Article

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