Sweating under pressure: Skin conductance level reactivity moderates the association between peer victimization and externalizing behavior

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 22-30

  Gregson, Kim D ^a   Tu, Kelly M ^a   Erath, Stephen A ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aggression; externalizing; Peer victimization; preadolescence; psychophysiology; skin conductance level reactivity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRIME VICTIM; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXTERNALIZING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEER GROUP; PEER VICTIMIZATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREADOLESCENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKIN CONDUCTANCE LEVEL REACTIVITY; SWEATING;

AGGRESSION; EXTERNALIZING; PEER VICTIMIZATION; PREADOLESCENCE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKIN CONDUCTANCE LEVEL REACTIVITY;

ADOLESCENT; BULLYING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COHORT STUDIES; CRIME VICTIMS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PEER GROUP; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEATING;

EID: 84890798362     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12086     Document Type: Article

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