Distinguishing among disruptive behaviors to help predict high school graduation: Does gender matter?

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 407-418

  Lynch, Rebecca J ^a   Kistner, Janet A ^a   Allan, Nicholas P ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disruptive behaviors; Gender; High school graduation; Middle childhood; Peer nominations

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT;

AGGRESSION; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84905573969     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2014.05.001     Document Type: Article

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