Measuring callous unemotional behaviors in early childhood: Factor structure and the prediction of stable aggression in middle childhood

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 30-42

  Willoughby, Michael T ^a   Mills Koonce, W Roger ^a   Gottfredson, Nisha C ^a   Wagner, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Aggression; Callous unemotional; Disorganized attachment; Factor analysis; Oppositional defiance

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR; CALLOUS UNEMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 84900357396     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: 15733505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-013-9379-9     Document Type: Article

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