Triple risk: Do difficult temperament and family conflict increase the likelihood of behavioral maladjustment in children born low birth weight and preterm?

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 396-405

  Whiteside Mansell, Leanne ^a   Bradley, Robert H ^b   Casey, Patrick H ^c   Fussell, Jill J ^a   Conners Burrow, Nicola A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

^c Center for Applied Research and Evaluation   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior problems; Family conflict; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXPOSURE; FAMILY CONFLICT; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INFANCY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALADJUSTMENT; MOTHER; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TEMPERAMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ARKANSAS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 65349165231     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsn089     Document Type: Article

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