Reactive/proactive aggression and affective/cognitive empathy in children with ASD

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1256-1266

  Pouw, Lucinda B C ^a   Rieffe, Carolien ^a,b   Oosterveld, Paul ^a   Huskens, Bibi ^c   Stockmann, Lex ^d  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Dutch Foundation for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Child   (Netherlands)

^c Dr Leo Kannerhuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^d Centre Autism   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Affective and cognitive empathy; Autism; Emotion regulation; Reactive and proactive aggression

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE EMPATHY; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COGNITIVE EMPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; EMPATHY; EMPATHY QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROACTIVE AGGRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTIVE AGGRESSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SELF REPORT INSTRUMENT FOR REACTIVE AND PROACTIVE AGGRESSION; THEORY OF MIND;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; AGGRESSION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84873907951     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.12.022     Document Type: Article

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