Internal working models and adjustment of physically abused children: The mediating role of self-regulatory abilities

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 135-143

  Hawkins, Amy L ^a   Haskett, Mary E ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; internal working models; self regulation; socioemotional adjustment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERNAL WORKING MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF-REGULATION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIOEMOTIONAL ADJUSTMENT;

CHILD ABUSE; INTERNAL WORKING MODELS; SELF-REGULATION; SOCIOEMOTIONAL ADJUSTMENT;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 84892580637     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12118     Document Type: Article

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