Interactions between rejection sensitivity and supportive relationships in the prediction of adolescents' internalizing difficulties

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 563-574

  McDonald, Kristina L ^a   Bowker, Julie C ^b   Rubin, Kenneth H ^a   Laursen, Brett ^c   Duchene, Melissa S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Friendships; Parent child relationships; Rejection sensitivity; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONTROL; DEPRESSION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77951093319     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-010-9519-4     Document Type: Article

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