Using the ASEBA to screen for callous unemotional traits in early childhood: Factor structure, temporal stability, and utility

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-30

  Willoughby, Michael T ^d   Waschbusch, Daniel A ^a   Moore, Ginger A ^b   Propper, Cathi B ^c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Callous Unemotional; Early childhood; Screening measure

Indexed keywords

ACHENBACH SYSTEM OF EMPIRICALLY BASED ASSESSMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL TEST; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; PSYCHOMETRY; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 79952280822     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-010-9195-4     Document Type: Article

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