Low Skin Conductance Activity in Infancy Predicts Aggression in Toddlers 2 Years Later

Psychological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1051-1056

  Baker, Erika ^a   Shelton, Katherine H ^a   Baibazarova, Eugenia ^a   Hay, Dale F ^a   van Goozen, Stephanie H M ^a,b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

aggressive behavior; electrophysiology; emotional development; fear; infant development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878795070     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797612465198     Document Type: Article

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