The longitudinal development of emotion regulation capacities in children at risk for externalizing disorders

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 391-406

  Halligan, Sarah L ^a   Cooper, Peter J ^b,c   Fearon, Pasco ^d   Wheeler, Sarah L ^b   Crosby, Michelle ^b,c   Murray, Lynne ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROL; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR;

AGGRESSION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84875793127     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579412001137     Document Type: Article

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