Relational aggression, physical aggression and deception during early childhood: A multimethod, multi-informant short-term longitudinal study

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 664-675

  Ostrov, Jamie M ^a   Ries, Emily E ^a   Stauffacher, Kirstin ^a   Godleski, Stephanie A ^a   Mullins, Adam D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RECUMBENCY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

AGGRESSION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 47949087076     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374410802148137     Document Type: Article

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