The role of temperament and personality in problem behaviors of children with ADHD

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 277-291

  De Pauw, Sarah S W ^a   Mervielde, Ivan ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

ADHD; Children; Personality; Problem behavior; Spectrum hypothesis; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 79952463003     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-010-9459-1     Document Type: Article

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