Emotion dysregulation and adolescent psychopathology: A prospective study

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 544-554

  McLaughlin, Katie A ^a   Hatzenbuehler, Mark L ^b   Mennin, Douglas S ^c   Nolen Hoeksema, Susan ^d  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Aggression; Anxiety; Depression; Eating pathology; Emotion regulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONALITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL;

EID: 79961129244     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2011.06.003     Document Type: Article

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