Linking Executive Function and Peer Problems from Early Childhood Through Middle Adolescence

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 31-42

  Holmes, Christopher J ^a   Kim Spoon, Jungmeen ^a   Deater Deckard, Kirby ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Childhood; Executive function; Peer problems; Rejection; Victimization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; BULLYING; CHILD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; BULLYING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84958153331     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-015-0044-5     Document Type: Article

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