Sensory processing sensitivity as a marker of differential susceptibility to parenting

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 543-558

  Slagt, Meike ^a   Dubas, Judith Semon ^a   van Aken, Marcel A G ^a   Ellis, Bruce J ^b   Deković, Maja ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Differential susceptibility; Negative emotionality; Sensory processing sensitivity; Vantage sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PARENTING; PERCEPTION; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85034422644     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/dev0000431     Document Type: Article

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