Sluggish cognitive tempo in psychiatrically hospitalized children: Factor structure and relations to internalizing symptoms, social problems, and observed behavioral dysregulation

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 49-62

  Becker, Stephen P ^a   Luebbe, Aaron M ^a   Fite, Paula J ^b   Stoppelbein, Laura ^c,d   Greening, Leilani ^e  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d Glenwood Autism and Behavioral Health Center   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Anxiety; Attention deficit disorder; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Comorbidity; Depression; SCT; Sluggish cognitive tempo; Social functioning

Indexed keywords

ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROL; DEPRESSION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS;

EID: 84895909849     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-013-9719-y     Document Type: Article

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