Interparental conflict and early adolescents' aggression: Is irregular sleep a vulnerability factor?

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 97-105

  Lemola, Sakari ^a   Schwarz, Beate ^a   Siffert, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aggressive behavior; Early adolescence; Interparental conflict; Sleep duration; Sleep pattern

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; CHILD; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 84855615463     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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