Longitudinal links between childhood peer victimization, internalizing and externalizing problems, and academic functioning: Developmental cascades

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1203-1215

  Vaillancourt, Tracy ^a,b   Brittain, Heather L ^a   McDougall, Patricia ^c   Duku, Eric ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Academic functioning; Cascade model; Externalizing problems; Internalizing problems; Longitudinal; Peer victimization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BULLYING; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; BULLYING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885950059     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-013-9781-5     Document Type: Article

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