Development of fear and guilt in young children: Stability over time and relations with psychopathology

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 833-845

  Baker, Erika ^a   Baibazarova, Eugenia ^a   Ktistaki, Georgia ^a   Shelton, Katherine H ^a   Van Goozen, Stephanie H M ^a,b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEAR; FEMALE; GUILT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; TEMPERAMENT;

AROUSAL; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEAR; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; GUILT; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 84863972221     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579412000399     Document Type: Article

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