Language ability predicts the development of behavior problems in children

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 542-557

  Petersen, Isaac T ^a   Bates, John E ^a   D'Onofrio, Brian M ^a   Coyne, Claire A ^a   Lansford, Jennifer E ^b   Dodge, Kenneth A ^b   Pettit, Gregory S ^c   Van Hulle, Carol A ^d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Attentional problems; Behavioral and self regulation; Child longitudinal; Externalizing behavior problems; Language and verbal ability

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL TASK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 84878474113     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031963     Document Type: Article

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