Parental contributions to child anxiety sensitivity: A review and recommendations for future directions

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 595-613

  Francis, Sarah E ^a   Noël, Valerie ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Anxiety sensitivity; Child; Parent; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEAR; HUMAN; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ANXIETY; CHILD; FEAR; HUMANS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS;

EID: 79952279647     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-010-0190-5     Document Type: Review

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