Associations between behavioral/emotional difficulties in kindergarten children and the quality of their peer relationships

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 867-876

  Perren, Sonja ^a   Von Wyl, Agnes ^b   Stadelmann, Stephanie ^b   Bürgin, Dieter ^b   Von Klitzing, Kai ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavioral emotional difficulties; Kindergarten age; Multi informant approach; Peer rejection; Peer victimization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONDUCT DISORDER; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; INTERVIEW; KINDERGARTEN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; TEACHER;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TEACHING;

EID: 33745312702     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.chi.0000220853.71521.cb     Document Type: Article

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