Disorganized attachment and inhibitory capacity: Predicting externalizing problem behaviors

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 449-458

  Bohlin, Gunilla ^a   Eninger, Lilianne ^b   Brocki, Karin Cecilia ^a   Thorell, Lisa B ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ADHD; Asperger syndrome; Attachment; Callous unemotional traits; Executive functions; Externalizing problems; Inhibition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROL; EMOTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER;

CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; REACTIVE ATTACHMENT DISORDER;

EID: 84859215954     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-011-9574-7     Document Type: Article

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