Unique Roles of Mothering and Fathering in Child Anxiety; Moderation by Child's Age and Gender

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 331-343

  Verhoeven, Marjolein ^a   Bögels, Susan M ^b   van der Bruggen, Corine C ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Anxiety; Childhood; Fathering; Mothering

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027936184     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-011-9483-y     Document Type: Article

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