Effects of Parental Depressive Symptoms on Child Adjustment Moderated by Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal Activity: Within- and Between-Family Risk

Child Development

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 528-542

  Laurent, Heidemarie K ^a   Leve, Leslie D ^b   Neiderhiser, Jenae M ^c   Natsuaki, Misaki N ^d   Shaw, Daniel S ^e   Fisher, Philip A ^f   Marceau, Kristine ^c   Harold, Gordon T ^g   Reiss, David ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b OREGON SOCIAL LEARNING CENTER   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^h YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84873897618     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01859.x     Document Type: Article

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