Maternal control behavior and locus of control: Examining mechanisms in the relation between maternal anxiety disorders and anxiety symptomatology in children

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 533-543

  Becker, Kimberly D ^a   Ginsburg, Golda S ^b   Domingues, Janine ^c   Tein, Jenn Yun ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Control; Locus of control; Parenting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN;

EID: 77955286965     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-010-9388-z     Document Type: Article

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