Exploring the link between impulsivity and peer relations in 5- and 6-year-old children

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 763-770

  Gomes, L ^a   Livesey, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Impulsivity; Peer acceptance; Peer rejection; Peer relations; Response inhibition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PEER GROUP; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHER;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PEER GROUP; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 54949136846     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00878.x     Document Type: Article

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