Parental Affection and Psychological Control as Mediators Between Parents’ Depressive Symptoms and Child Distress

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1022-1042

  Aunola, Kaisa ^a   Ruusunen, Anna Kaisa ^b   Viljaranta, Jaana ^a   Nurmi, Jari Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b Satakunnan Sairaanhoitopiiri   (Finland)

Author keywords

child distress; negative emotions; parental depressive symptoms; parenting; psychological control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930723177     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X13494825     Document Type: Article

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