The development of aggression in 18 to 48 month old children of alcoholic parents

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 409-423

  Edwards, Ellen P ^a   Eiden, Rina D ^a,b   Colder, Craig ^a,c   Leonard, Kenneth E ^a,b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ADDICTIONS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Child behavior; Child development; Children of alcoholics

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ALCOHOLISM; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONFLICT; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEMPERAMENT;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 61449389682     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/em/cal066     Document Type: Article

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