Childhood and adolescent television viewing and antisocial behavior in early adulthood

Pediatrics

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 439-446

  Robertson, Lindsay A ^a   McAnally, Helena M ^b   Hancox, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antisocial behavior; Longitudinal studies; Media violence; Television

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULTHOOD; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; TELEVISION VIEWING; TEMPERAMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CRIMINALS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; TELEVISION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874640155     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-1582     Document Type: Article

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