Typology of emotional and behavioral adjustment for low-income children: A child-centered approach

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 180-191

  Bulotsky Shearer, Rebecca J ^a   Fantuzzo, John W ^b   McDermott, Paul A ^b  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contextual and developmental assessment; Head Start; Preschool emotional and behavioral adjustment; School readiness; Typology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77049109387     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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