The role of stressful events in the development of behavioural and emotional problems from early childhood to late adolescence

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1659-1668

  Timmermans, M ^a   Van Lier, P A C ^a   Koot, H M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Development; externalizing internalizing problems; stressful events

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGE FACTORS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77957143941     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291709992091     Document Type: Article

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