Predictors of persistence in a longitudinal preventive intervention program for young disruptive boys

Prevention Science

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 133-143

  Charlebois, Pierre ^a,b   Vitaro, Frank ^a   Normandeau, Sylvie ^a   Rondeau, Normand ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Succursale Centre Ville   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disruptive boys; Longitudinal; Multicomponent intervention; Persistence; Preventive intervention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYPES OF STUDY;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROBABILITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035462818     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011537922991     Document Type: Article

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