Understanding Parents' Beliefs about the Etiology of Youth Mental Health Problems: Differences across Race/Ethnicity.
Parents' etiological explanations for youth mental health problems are relatively understudied; most studies focus on adult beliefs about the causes of mental disorders experienced by adults. This is concerning given research demonstrating that parents' causal beliefs may influence several aspects o...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Child & Family Studies Vol. 34; no. 6; pp. 1486 - 1502 |
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Jun2025
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