Maternal attributions and young children's conduct problems: A longitudinal study

Infant and Child Development

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 109-121

  Wilson, Charlotte ^a   Gardner, Frances ^b   Burton, Jennifer ^b   Leung, Sarah ^c  

^a Brookside Family Consultation Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Child and Family Consultation Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Longitudinal; Maternal attributions; Pre school conduct problems

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646495140     PISSN: 15227227     EISSN: 15227219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/icd.440     Document Type: Article

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