Interpretation of Ambiguity in Children: A Prospective Study of Associations With Anxiety and Parental Interpretations

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 240-250

  Creswell, Cathy ^a   Shildrick, Sarah ^a   Field, Andy P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Child; Cognitions; Interpretation; Parent

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952282113     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-010-9390-7     Document Type: Article

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