Self- and Co-regulation of Anger and Fear in Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Role of Maternal Parenting Style and Temperament

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 3004-3014

  Hirschler Guttenberg, Yael ^a   Feldman, Ruth ^a   Ostfeld Etzion, Sharon ^a   Laor, Nathaniel ^b,c   Golan, Ofer ^a,b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Association for Children at Risk   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Emotion regulation; Maternal temperament; Parenting style; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; AUTISM; AUTOREGULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL PARENTING STYLE; MATERNAL TEMPERAMENT; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERAMENT; ADULT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ANGER; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; PARENTING; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 84941414819     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-015-2464-z     Document Type: Article

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