Parenting stress and external stressors as predictors of maternal ratings of child adjustment

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 213-221

  Östberg, Monica ^a   Hagekull, Berit ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Externalizing problems; Family stressors; Internalizing problems; Parenting stress; Social inhibition and social competence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; PARENTING; PARENTS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 84877593637     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12045     Document Type: Article

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