The anger expression scale for children: Initial validation among healthy children and children with cancer

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-62

  Steele, Ric G ^a   Legerski, John Paul ^a   Nelson, Timothy D ^a   Phipps, Sean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger expression; Childhood cancer; Measurement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; RATING SCALE; SAMPLE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICK ROLE; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 58549117695     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsn054     Document Type: Article

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