Childhood family factors predict developmental trajectories of hostility and anger: A prospective study from childhood into middle adulthood

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2417-2426

  Hakulinen, C ^a   Jokela, M ^a   Hintsanen, M ^a   Pulkki Raback L ^a   Hintsa, T ^a   Merjonen, P ^a   Josefsson, K ^a   Kahonen M ^b   Raitakari, O T ^c,d   Keltikangas Jarvinen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anger; Family factors; Hostility; Longitudinal studies; Multilevel modelling; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD REARING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896386607     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291713000056     Document Type: Article

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