Temperamental dimension and anxiety problems in a clinical sample of three- To six-year old children: A study of variables

Spanish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 399-407

  Laredo, Andrés ^a   Jané, María Claustre ^a   Viñas, Ferran ^b   Mitjavila, Mercé ^a   Pla, Ester ^c   Pi, Maite ^d   Ruiz, Gloria ^e   Domènech, Edelmira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^c Centre de Diagnòstic i Atenció Precoz d'Olot   (Spain)

^d Centre de Salut Mental Infanto Juvenil de Girona   (Spain)

^e Centre de Diagnòstic i Atenció Precoç de Sabadell   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activity level; Anxiety disorders; Anxiety symptoms; Negative affect; Preschool age; Temperament

Indexed keywords

EID: 35748938805     PISSN: 11387416     EISSN: 19882904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1138741600006661     Document Type: Article

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