Does parental psychological control relate to internalizing and externalizing problems in early childhood? An examination using the Berkeley puppet interview

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 309-318

  Stone, Lisanne L ^a   Otten, Roy ^a   Janssens, Jan M A M ^a   Soenens, Bart ^b   Kuntsche, Emmanuel ^a,c   Engels, Rutger C M E ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c ADDICTION SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Child self report; internalizing problems; parenting; psychological control

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNALIZING PROBLEM; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; THINKING;

EID: 84880280491     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025413490865     Document Type: Review

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