Middle Childhood Support-Seeking Behavior During Stress: Links With Self-Reported Attachment and Future Depressive Symptoms

Child Development

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 326-340

  Dujardin, Adinda ^a   Santens, Tara ^a   Braet, Caroline ^b   de Raedt, Rudi ^b   Vos, Pieter ^a   Maes, Bea ^a   Bosmans, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; SELF REPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 85000785451     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12491     Document Type: Article

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