Early intervention for aggressive behavior in childhood: A pilot study of a Multi-Component intervention with elementary school children and their families

Journal of Family Social Work

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 19-37

  Abell, Melissa L ^a   Fraser, Mark W ^b   Galinsky, Maeda J ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive behavior; Children; Interventions; Making Choices; Multi component intervention; Parenting; Strong Families

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937338628     PISSN: 10522158     EISSN: 15404072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J039v06n04_03     Document Type: Article

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