The role of general cognitive ability in moderating the relation of adverse life events to emotional and behavioural problems

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 130-139

  Flouri, Eirini ^a   Mavroveli, Stella ^b   Panourgia, Constantina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONDUCT DISORDER; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LIFE EVENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872400111     PISSN: 00071269     EISSN: 20448295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8295.2012.02106.x     Document Type: Article

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