A longitudinal study of the links between temperamental shyness, activity, and trajectories of internalising problems from infancy to middle childhood

Australian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-43

  Karevold, Evalill ^a,b   Coplan, Robert ^c   Stoolmiller, Mike ^d   Mathiesen, Kristin S ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; Internalising; Shyness; Temperament

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952410463     PISSN: 00049530     EISSN: 17429536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-9536.2011.00005.x     Document Type: Article

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