Baseline autonomic nervous system arousal and physical and relational aggression in preschool: The moderating role of effortful control

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 142-151

  Gower, Amy L ^a   Crick, Nicki R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Early childhood; Effortful control; Heart rate; Physical aggression; Relational aggression

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGGRESSION; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; AUTOREGULATION; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL AGGRESSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RELATIONAL AGGRESSION; SELF REPORT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TEACHER;

AGGRESSION; AGING; AROUSAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SCHOOLS; SEASONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL;

EID: 80054043327     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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