Measuring interpersonal callousness in boys from childhood to adolescence: An examination of longitudinal invariance and temporal stability

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 276-292

  Obradović, Jelena ^a   Pardini, Dustin A ^b   Long, Jeffrey D ^a   Loeber, Rolf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 34548545170     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374410701441633     Document Type: Article

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