The effect of parental modeling of anxious behaviors and cognitions in school-aged children: An experimental pilot study

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 506-515

  Burstein, Marcy ^a   Ginsburg, Golda S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child anxiety; Etiology; Parent gender; Parental modeling of anxiety

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL STRESS; PILOT STUDY; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; IMITATION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PILOT PROJECTS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952880381     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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