Predicting growth curves of early childhood externalizing problems: Differential susceptibility of children with difficult temperament

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 625-636

  Mesman, Judi ^a   Stoel, Reinoud ^b   Bakermans Kranenburg, Marian J ^a   Van Ijzendoorn, Marinus H ^a   Juffer, Femmie ^a   Koot, Hans M ^c   Alink, Lenneke R A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Externalizing; Growth curves; Parenting; Preschool; Siblings; Temperament; Toddler

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TEMPERAMENT;

CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARENTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SIBLING RELATIONS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 67650668784     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-009-9298-0     Document Type: Article

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