Parent relationship quality buffers against the effect of peer stressors on depressive symptoms from middle childhood to adolescence

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2115-2123

  Hazel, Nicholas A ^a,c   Oppenheimer, Caroline W ^a   Technow, Jessica R ^a   Young, Jami F ^b   Hankin, Benjamin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Longitudinal; Parental social support; Peer stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MULTICENTER STUDY; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84905051843     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0037192     Document Type: Article

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