The Development of Self-Criticism and Dependency in Early Adolescence and Their Role in the Development of Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1094-1109

  Kopala Sibley, Daniel C ^a   Zuroff, David C ^a   Hankin, Benjamin L ^b   Abela, John R Z ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; dependency; depression; personality development; self criticism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DEPRESSION; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; DEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGY, ADOLESCENT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84936930382     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167215590985     Document Type: Article

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