Longitudinal associations between perceived parent-adolescent attachment relationship quality and generalized anxiety disorder symptoms in adolescence

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 871-883

  Van Eijck, Fenna E A M ^a   Branje, Susan J T ^a   Hale III, William W ^a   Meeus, Wim H J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Age differences; Father adolescent relationships; GADsymptoms; Gender differences; Mother adolescent relationships

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERCEPTION; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864332554     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-012-9613-z     Document Type: Article

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