Mother and child interpretations of threat in ambiguous situations: Relations with child anxiety and autonomic responding

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 644-652

  Hane, Amie Ashley ^a   Barrios, Emily S ^a  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Internalizing; Interpretive bias; Mother child interaction; Vagal tone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VAGUS NERVE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 80054870582     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024149     Document Type: Article

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