Dysregulated Negative Emotional Reactivity as a Predictor of Chronic Peer Victimization in Childhood

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 414-427

  Rosen, Paul J ^a   Milich, Richard ^b   Harris, Monica J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion dysregulation; Emotion regulation; Emotional distress; Emotional reactivity; Peer victimization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PEER GROUP; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS;

EID: 84865290464     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.21434     Document Type: Article

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