Mother-adolescent conflict as a mediator between adolescent problem behaviors and maternal psychological control

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 804-814

  Steeger, Christine M ^a   Gondoli, Dawn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Depressive symptoms; Longitudinal; Mother adolescent conflict; Psychological control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84876152033     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028599     Document Type: Article

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