Interactive links between theory of mind, peer victimization, and reactive and proactive aggression

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1109-1123

  Renouf, Annie ^a,b   Brendgen, Mara ^a,b   Séguin, Jean R ^b,c   Vitaro, Frank ^b,c   Boivin, Michel ^b,d   Dionne, Ginette ^d   Tremblay, Richard E ^b,c,e,f   Pérusse, Daniel ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^e Universite Paris Sud   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Peer victimization; Reactive and proactive aggression; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TWINS; VICTIM;

AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 78649329476     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-010-9432-z     Document Type: Article

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