Shifting gears: Coping flexibility in children with and without ADHD

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-23

  Babb, Kimberley A ^a   Levine, Linda J ^b   Arseneault, Jaime M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Children; Cognition; Coping; Coping flexibility

Indexed keywords

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKILL; SOCIAL STATUS; VIGNETTE;

EID: 74049140412     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025409345070     Document Type: Article

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