Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia Moderates the Relation between Parent-Adolescent Relationship Quality and Adolescents’ Social Adjustment

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 269-281

  Van der Graaff, Jolien ^a   Meeus, Wim ^a,b   de Wied, Minet ^a   van Boxtel, Anton ^b   van Lier, Pol ^c   Branje, Susan ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Empathy; Externalizing behavior; Parenting; Resting RSA

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84955690606     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-015-9989-7     Document Type: Article

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