Age of Entry Into Early Childhood Education and Care as a Predictor of Aggression: Faint and Fading Associations for Young Norwegian Children

Psychological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1595-1607

  Dearing, Eric ^a,b   Zachrisson, Henrik Daae ^b   Nærde, Ane ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

aggressive behavior; childhood development

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DAY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

AGE FACTORS; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84944457853     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797615595011     Document Type: Article

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