Does maternal depression predict young children's executive function? - A 4-year longitudinal study

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 169-177

  Hughes, Claire ^a   Roman, Gabriela ^a   Hart, Martha J ^a   Ensor, Rosie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

child development.; Executive function; individual differences; longitudinal; maternal depression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DEPRESSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE;

CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872402978     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12014     Document Type: Article

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