Transactional associations among teacher support, peer social preference, and child externalizing behavior: A four-wave longitudinal study

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-99

  Leflot, Geertje ^a   van Lier, Pol A C ^b   Verschueren, Karine ^a   Onghena, Patrick ^a   Colpin, Hilde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNIVERSITY;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 78651517209     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2011.533409     Document Type: Article

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