Links between preschool children's prosocial skills and aggressive conduct problems: The contribution of ADHD symptoms

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 493-501

  Hay, Dale F ^a   Hudson, Kathryn ^a   Liang, Wentao ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Yunnan Educational Science Research Academy   (China)

Author keywords

ADHD; Aggression; Behavioral problems; Preschool; Prosocial

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957726822     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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