Relational aggression and psychological control in the sibling relationship: Mediators of the association between maternal psychological control and adolescents' emotional adjustment

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 749-758

  Campione Barr, Nicole ^a   Lindell, Anna K ^a   Greer, Kelly Bassett ^a   Rose, Amanda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; CHILD; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SIBLING; SIBLING RELATION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; CHILD; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; SIBLING RELATIONS; SIBLINGS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 84904800653     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579414000364     Document Type: Article

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