A Parent-Child Interactional Model of Social Anxiety Disorder in Youth

Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-91

  Ollendick, Thomas H ^a   Benoit, Kristy E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral inhibition; Interpretation biases; Overprotective parenting; Parental anxiety; Social anxiety disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; OBJECT RELATION; PARENT; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; HUMANS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; PHOBIC DISORDERS;

EID: 84857458730     PISSN: 10964037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10567-011-0108-1     Document Type: Article

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