Age and gender differences in behavioral problems in Chinese children: Parent and teacher reports

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 42-46

  Yang, Yanyun ^a   Li, Huijun ^b   Zhang, Ying ^a   Tein, Jenn Yun ^c   Liu, Xianchen ^d  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Chinese; Gender; Internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CHINESE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DELINQUENCY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EXTERNAL BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL BEHAVIOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOMATIZATION; TEACHER; TEACHER REPORT FORM;

EID: 56849086834     PISSN: 18762018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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