Parenting Stress through the Lens of Different Clinical Groups: a Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 449-461

  Barroso, Nicole E ^a   Mendez, Lucybel ^b   Graziano, Paulo A ^a   Bagner, Daniel M ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Behavior problems; Chronic illness; Developmental delay; Parenting stress

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; META ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGY;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; PARENTING; PARENTS; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 85019728632     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-017-0313-6     Document Type: Review

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