Temperament, ADHD and peer relations among schoolchildren: The mediating role of school bullying

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 447-459

  Bacchini, Dario ^a   Affuso, Gaetana ^b   Trotta, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

ADHD; Bullying; Social preference; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SCHOOL; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIOMETRIC STATUS; TEMPERAMENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; FACULTY; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEGOTIATING; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 50249119135     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20271     Document Type: Article

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