Sex Differences in the Relationship between Harsh Discipline and Conduct Problems

Social Development

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 197-214

  Lysenko, Laura J ^a   Barker, Edward D ^b   Jaffee, Sara R ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conduct problems; Harsh discipline

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872529107     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sode.12002     Document Type: Article

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