Family instability and child maladjustment trajectories during elementary school

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-56

  Milan, Stephanie ^a   Pinderhughes, Ellen E ^b   Bierman, Karen L ^c   Coie, John D ^d   Dodge, Kenneth A ^d   Foster, E Michael ^c   Greenberg, Mark ^c   Lochman, John E ^e   McMahon, Robert J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Externalizing; Family instability; Internalizing; Life events; Trajectory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY CARE; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY LIFE; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL INSTABILITY; PREDICTION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FAMILY RELATIONS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744465826     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-005-9007-6     Document Type: Article

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