Mediators of the Associations Between Externalizing Behaviors and Internalizing Symptoms in Late Childhood and Early Adolescence

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 967-1000

  Yong, Minglee ^a   Fleming, Charles B ^a   McCarty, Carolyn A ^a   Catalano, Richard F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

academic achievement; externalizing behaviors; internalizing behaviors; parent adolescent relationships; social competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84909977399     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431613516827     Document Type: Article

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