Behavior Problems Among Preschool Children Born to Adolescent Mothers: Effects of Maternal Depression and Perceptions of Partner Relationships

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 16-26

  Black, Maureen M ^a   Papas, Mia A ^a   Hussey, Jon M ^b   Dubowitz, Howard ^a   Kotch, Jonathan B ^b   Starr Jr , Raymond H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROL; DEPRESSION; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARRIAGE; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85047686928     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15374424JCCP3101_04     Document Type: Article

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