The Role of Violence Exposure and Negative Affect in Understanding Child and Adolescent Aggression

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 736-745

  Ebesutani, Chad ^a   Kim, Eunha ^b   Young, John ^c  

^a Duksung Women's University   (South Korea)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Mediation; Negative affect; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84893195327     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: 15733327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-014-0442-x     Document Type: Article

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