The role of trauma symptoms in the development of behavioral problems in maltreated preschoolers

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 225-234

  Milot, Tristan ^a   Éthier, Louise S ^b   St Laurent, Diane ^b   Provost, Marc A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior problems; Child maltreatment; Mediation analyses; Posttraumatic stress symptoms; Preschoolers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CHILD NEGLECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAUMATOLOGY;

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PARENTING; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; QUEBEC; REACTIVE ATTACHMENT DISORDER; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 77951633665     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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