Bias and accuracy of children's perceptions of peer acceptance: Prospective associations with depressive symptoms

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 349-361

  Kistner, Janet A ^a   David Ferdon, Corinne F ^a,b   Repper, Karla K ^a   Joiner Jr , Thomas E ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Depressive symptoms; Perceptual accuracy; Self perceptions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDREN'S DEPRESSION INVENTORY; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ASSOCIATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33745667352     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-006-9030-2     Document Type: Article

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