Change in Maternal Criticism and Behavior Problems in Adolescents and Adults With Autism Across a 7-Year Period

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 465-475

  Baker, Jason K ^a   Smith, Leann E ^a   Greenberg, Jan S ^a   Seltzer, Marsha Mailick ^a   Taylor, Julie Lounds ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Behavior problems; Criticism; Expressed emotion; Parenting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MATERNAL CRITICISM; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NARRATIVE; PREDICTION; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 79956034756     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021900     Document Type: Article

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