Being bullied as an environmentally mediated contributing factor to children's internalizing problems: A study of twins discordant for victimization

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-150

  Arseneault, Louise ^a   Milne, Barry J ^a   Taylor, Alan ^a   Adams, Felicity ^a   Delgado, Kira ^a   Caspi, Avshalom ^a,b   Moffitt, Terrie E ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 39049140336     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2007.53     Document Type: Article

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