Do private religious practices moderate the relation between family conflict and preadolescents' depression and anxiety symptoms?

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 693-717

  Davis, Kelly A ^a   Epkins, Catherine C ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Family conflict; Religiousness

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349591178     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431608325503     Document Type: Article

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