Personality Predispositions to Depression in Children of Affectively-Ill Parents: The Buffering Role of Self-Esteem

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 391-401

  Abela, John R Z ^a   Fishman, Michael B ^b   Cohen, Joseph R ^a   Young, Jami F ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; DEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84863428600     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2012.654463     Document Type: Article

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