Parental maltreatment, bullying, and adolescent depression: Evidence for the mediating role of perceived social support

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 681-692

  Seeds, Pamela M ^a   Harkness, Kate L ^b   Quilty, Lena C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CANADA; CHILD ABUSE; DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; BULLYING; CAUSALITY; CHILD ABUSE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77955620012     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2010.501289     Document Type: Article

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