Anger and hostility in adolescents: Relationships with self-reported attachment style and perceived parental rearing styles

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 257-264

  Muris, Peter ^a   Meesters, Cor ^a   Morren, Mattijn ^a   Moorman, Lidwine ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Anger; Attachment; Coronary heart disease; Hostility; Parental rearing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANGER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXAMINATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MALE; PARENT; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REARING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ANGER; CHILD; CORONARY DISEASE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 7044230915     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(03)00616-0     Document Type: Article

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