Developmental changes in the relations between inhibitory control and externalizing problems during early childhood

Infant and Child Development

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 181-193

  Utendale, William T ^a,b   Hastings, Paul D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Executive function; Externalizing problems; Inhibitory control; Prefrontal cortex; Preschool

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953718060     PISSN: 15227227     EISSN: 15227219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/icd.691     Document Type: Article

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