Mothers' and Fathers' Attributions for Adolescent Behavior: An Examination in Families of Depressed, Subdiagnostic, and Nondepressed Youth

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 871-881

  Sheeber, Lisa B ^a   Johnston, Charlotte ^b   Chen, Mandy ^b   Leve, Craig ^a   Hops, Hyman ^a   Davis, Betsy ^a  

^a OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

adolescent depression; parental attributions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FATHER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MOTHER; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY; FATHERS; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 72449202726     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016758     Document Type: Article

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