Interparental conflict, children's security with parents, and long-term risk of internalizing problems: A longitudinal study from ages 2 to 10

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 45-54

  Brock, Rebecca L ^a   Kochanska, Grazyna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMOTIONS; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; RISK; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84941170512     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579415000279     Document Type: Article

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