Somatic Complaints in Early Adolescence: The Role of Parents’ Emotion Socialization

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 966-989

  Kehoe, Christiane E ^a   Havighurst, Sophie S ^a   Harley, Ann E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

adolescence; anxiety; emotion socialization; parent training; somatic complaints

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929603876     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431614547052     Document Type: Article

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