Systems theory and cascades in developmental psychopathology

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 497-506

  Cox, Martha J ^a   Mills Koonce, Roger ^a   Propper, Cathi ^a   Gariépy, Jean Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77957067345     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579410000234     Document Type: Article

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