The effects of anger management on children's social and emotional outcomes: A meta-analysis

School Psychology International

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 596-614

  Candelaria, Ashley M ^a   Fedewa, Alicia L ^a   Ahn, Soyeon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

anger management programs; bullying; school psychologists; social emotional behavioral outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869064211     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034312454360     Document Type: Article

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