Preschool children with and without developmental delay: Behaviour problems, parents' optimism and well-being

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 575-590

  Baker, Bruce L ^a   Blacher, J ^b   Olsson, M B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behaviour problems; Children; Intellectual disability; Optimism pessimism; Parental well being

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PERSONALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; WELLBEING;

AFFECT; ATTITUDE; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 22244457067     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2005.00691.x     Document Type: Article

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