Implicit and Explicit Self-Esteem Discrepancies, Victimization and the Development of Late Childhood Internalizing Problems

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 909-919

  Leeuwis, Franca H ^a   Koot, Hans M ^a   Creemers, Daan H M ^b,c   van Lier, Pol A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c GGZ Oost Brabant   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elementary school children; Internalizing problems; Self esteem discrepancies; Victimization

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT;

ANXIETY; BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PEER GROUP; SELF CONCEPT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84930871226     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-014-9959-5     Document Type: Article

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