Co-Occurring Internalizing and Externalizing Behavioral Problems: The Mediating Effect of Negative Self-Concept

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 717-731

  Lee, Eunju J ^a   Stone, Susan I ^b  

^a Cheju Halla University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Externalizing problems; Internalizing problems; Mediation; Negative self concept

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84860881701     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-011-9700-4     Document Type: Article

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