Parental Influences on the Prevalence and Development of Child Aggressiveness

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 344-355

  Wahl, Klaus ^a   Metzner, Cornelia ^b  

^a Psychosocial Analyses and Prevention Information System (PAPIS)   (Germany)

^b Fasanenhof Clinic   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Aggression; Children; Germany; Longitudinal study; Parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858277048     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-011-9484-x     Document Type: Article

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