Developmental commentary: Individual and contextual influences on student-teacher relationships and children's early problem behaviors

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 600-608

  Myers, Sonya S ^a   Pianta, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFLICT; CONTROL; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PEER GROUP; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERAMENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEGATIVISM; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 47949128617     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374410802148160     Document Type: Article

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