Quality of Social Relationships and the Development of Depression in Parentally-Bereaved Youth

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-96

  Schoenfelder, Erin N ^a   Sandler, Irwin N ^a   Wolchik, Sharlene ^a   MacKinnon, David ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Bereavement; Depression; Romantic relationships; Social competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650509605     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-009-9503-z     Document Type: Article

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