Gender differences in the pathway from adverse life events to adolescent emotional and behavioural problems via negative cognitive errors

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 234-252

  Flouri, Eirini ^a   Panourgia, Constantina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CATASTROPHIZING; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROL; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HYPERKINESIA; LEARNING; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ATTENTION; CATASTROPHIZATION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONDUCT DISORDER; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; HYPERKINESIS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 79956148558     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: 2044835X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/0261-510X.002002     Document Type: Article

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