Mother-child disagreement in reports of child anxiety: Effects of child age and maternal anxiety

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 450-455

  Niditch, Laura A ^a   Varela, R Enrique ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Children; Parent child agreement; Parent report; Self report

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT;

EID: 79952312856     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2010.11.009     Document Type: Article

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