The family model stress and maternal psychological symptoms: Mediated pathways from economic hardship to parenting

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 96-105

  Newland, Rebecca P ^a   Crnic, Keith A ^a   Cox, Martha J ^b   Mills Koonce, W Roger ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic hardship; Maternal psychological symptoms; Parenting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RURAL POPULATION;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PARENTING; POVERTY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84883151672     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031112     Document Type: Article

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