Stress, locus of control, and family cohesion and adaptability in parents of children with down, williams, fragile x, and prader-willi syndromes

American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 207-224

  Lanfranchi, Silvia ^a   Vianello, Renzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Family cohesion; Genetic syndromes; Locus of control; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHARACTER; CHILD; CONTROL; DOWN SYNDROME; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHARACTER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WILLIAMS SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864378862     PISSN: 19447515     EISSN: 19447558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1944-7558-117.3.207     Document Type: Article

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