Psychological problems and associated factors at 6 years of age: Differences between sexes

Spanish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-62

  Esparó, Griselda ^a   Canals, Josepa ^a   Torrente, Margarita ^a   Fernández Ballart, Joan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

CBCL; IQ; Psychological problems; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 2342510873     PISSN: 11387416     EISSN: 19882904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1138741600004741     Document Type: Article

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