Tightly linked systems: Reciprocal relations between maternal depressive symptoms and maternal reports of adolescent externalizing behavior

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 825-835

  Allen, Joseph P ^a   Manning, Nell ^a   Meyer, Jess ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Depression; Externalizing; Parent

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 78649693356     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021081     Document Type: Article

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