Children with behaviour problems: The influence of social competence and social relations on problem stability, school achievement and peer acceptance across the first six years of school

Infant and Child Development

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 347-366

  Henricsson, Lisbeth ^a   Rydell, Ann Margret ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Externalizing problems; Internalizing problems; Peer relationships; School achievement; Social competence; Teacher relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748690950     PISSN: 15227227     EISSN: 15227219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/icd.448     Document Type: Article

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