Development of social problem-solving strategies and changes in aggressive behavior: A 7-year follow-up from childhood to late adolescence

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 269-279

  Keltikangas Järvinen, Liisa ^a   Pakaslahti, Laura ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Problem solving strategies; Stability of aggression; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033474826     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2337(1999)25:4<269::AID-AB3>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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