Trajectories of individual depressive symptoms in adolescents: Gender and family relationships as predictors

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2633-2643

  Kouros, Chrystyna D ^a   Garber, Judy ^b  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Family relationship quality; Parenting; Symptoms of depression

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPRESSION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84925664460     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0038190     Document Type: Article

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