An ecological risk model for early childhood anxiety: The importance of early child symptoms and temperament

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 501-512

  Mian, Nicholas D ^a   Wainwright, Laurel ^a   Briggs Gowan, Margaret J ^b   Carter, Alice S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Behavioral inhibition; Child anxiety; Ecological; Etiology; Longitudinal; Preschool; Risk factor; Structural equation modeling; Temperament; Toddler; Violence

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RISK FACTOR; TEMPERAMENT;

ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 79955699417     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-010-9476-0     Document Type: Article

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