Physiological and behavioral regulation in two-year-old children with aggressive/destructive behavior problems

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 103-118

  Calkins, Susan D ^a   Dedmon, Susan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Behavior problems; Heart rate; Regulation

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EMPATHY; FEAR; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HEART RATE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING;

AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INFANT; MALE;

EID: 0034025442     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005112912906     Document Type: Article

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