Ringleader bullying: Association with psychopathic narcissism and theory of mind among child psychiatric inpatients

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 612-620

  Stellwagen, Kurt K ^a   Kerig, Patricia K ^b  

^a EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; Child psychiatry; Narcissism; Psychopathy; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BULLYING; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NARCISSISM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THEORY OF MIND; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BULLYING; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HOSPITALS, STATE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; NARCISSISM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84884291184     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-012-0355-5     Document Type: Article

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