Developmental Trajectories and Predictors of Externalizing Behavior: A Comparison of Girls and Boys.
Recent studies have shown that the development of externalizing behavior in childhood and adolescence can be described through different developmental pathways. However, knowledge about differences between the sexes regarding the trajectories is limited. This study focused on potential differences b...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Youth & Adolescence Vol. 43; no. 5; pp. 775 - 790 |
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May2014
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