Discrepancies in Adolescents' and Their Mothers' Perceptions of the Family and Adolescent Anxiety Symptomatology

Parenting

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-18

  Ohannessian, Christine McCauley ^a   de Los Reyes, Andres ^b  

^a Children's Center for Community Research   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 84893306660     PISSN: 15295192     EISSN: 15327922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15295192.2014.870009     Document Type: Article

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