Pathways of behavior problems from childhood to late adolescence leading to delinquency and academic underachievement

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 630-638

  Timmermans, Maartje ^a   van Lier, Pol A C ^a   Koot, Hans M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNDERACHIEVEMENT;

EID: 77951662121     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374410903103502     Document Type: Article

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