Mediating and moderating processes in the relation between maltreatment and psychopathology: Mother-child relationship quality and emotion regulation

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 831-843

  Alink, Lenneke R A ^a   Cicchetti, Dante ^b   Kim, Jungmeen ^c   Rogosch, Fred A ^d  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Emotion regulation; Maltreatment; Moderated mediation; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; SCHOOL CHILD; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 68249162133     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-009-9314-4     Document Type: Article

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