College students' affective distress: The role of expectation discrepancies and communication

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 396-411

  Kanter Agliata, Allison ^a   Renk, Kimberly ^b  

^a Carrollwood Day School   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger; Anxiety; College student; Communication reciprocity; Depression; Expectation discrepancies; Parent

Indexed keywords

EID: 67449146333     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-008-9244-8     Document Type: Article

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