Maternal Depression, Locus of Control, and Emotion Regulatory Strategy as Predictors of Preschoolers' Internalizing Problems

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 873-883

  Coyne, Lisa W ^a   Thompson, Alysha D ^a  

^a SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child internalizing problems; Emotion regulation; Experiential avoidance; Maternal depression locus of control

Indexed keywords

EID: 82255195318     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-011-9455-2     Document Type: Article

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