The new friends vignettes: Measuring parental psychological control that confers risk for anxious adjustment in preschoolers

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 481-495

  McShane, Kelly E ^a   Hastings, Paul D ^b  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Gender differences; Internalizing problems; Preschoolers; Psychological control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTING EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIALIZATION; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY; VIGNETTE;

EID: 71049129802     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025409103874     Document Type: Article

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