Relationships Among Depressive Mood Symptoms and Parent and Peer Relations in Collegiate Children of Alcoholics

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 204-212

  Kelley, Michelle L ^a   Braitman, Abby ^a   Henson, James M ^a   Schroeder, Valarie ^a   Ladage, Jessica ^a   Gumienny, Leslie ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA CONSORTIUM PROGRAM IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult children of alcoholics; College students; Depression; Gender; Parent child relations; Peer relations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PEER GROUP; SYMPTOM; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ALCOHOLICS; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 77953552608     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: 19390025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2010.01024.x     Document Type: Article

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