What has been learned from group-based trajectory modeling? Examples from physical aggression and other problem behaviors

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 602, Issue , 2005, Pages 82-117

  Nagin, Daniel S ^a   Tremblay, Richard E ^{b,c,d,e,f,g,h}  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Pediatrics/psychiatry/psychology ^*

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e Centre of Excellence for Early Child Development

^f ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^g Academy of Experimental Criminology   (United Kingdom)

^h CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Group based trajectory modeling; Physical aggression; Trajectory group

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644480674     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716205280565     Document Type: Conference Paper

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