Emotional and behavioral problems as measured by the YSR: Gender and age differences in Spanish adolescents

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 149-157

  Abad, Judit ^a   Forns, Maria ^a   Gómez, Juana ^a  

^a Facultat de Psicologia   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age trends; Developmental psychopathology; Emotional behavioral problems; Gender differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035999323     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027//1015-5759.18.2.157     Document Type: Article

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