Effects of childhood maltreatment: Childhood maltreatment, adult attachment, and depression as predictors of parental self-efficacy in at-risk mothers

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 595-616

  Caldwell, Jon G ^a   Shaver, Phillip R ^a   Li, Chin Shang ^b   Minzenberg, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

adult attachment; childhood abuse; depressive symptoms; neglect; parental self efficacy; parenting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DISEASE; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 80052463522     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926771.2011.595763     Document Type: Article

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