Self-Control: Theory and Research

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 7-16

  Strayhorn Jr , Joseph M ^a,b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Delay of gratification; Self control; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SEROTONIN;

AUTOREGULATION; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PERFORMANCE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF CONTROL; SKILL; THEORY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CONTROL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EGO DEVELOPMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0036368690     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200201000-00006     Document Type: Article

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