Parenting style as a moderator of the effect of temperament on adolescent externalising and internalising behaviour problems

Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 5-34

  Letcher, Primrose ^a   Toumbourou, John ^a,b   Sanson, Ann ^a,c   Prior, Margot ^a   Smart, Diana ^c   Oberklaid, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF FAMILY STUDIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Behaviour Problems; Parenting; Temperament

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845433665     PISSN: 08165122     EISSN: 18392504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0816512200029278     Document Type: Article

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