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Effects of measurement aggregation on predicting externalizing problems from preschool behaviour

In long‐term studies of psychological development, the initial assessment of etiologically significant child behaviours is often carried out at a single point in time only. However, one‐time assessments of behaviour are likely to possess limited reliability, leading to attenuated longitudinal correl...

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Published in:British journal of developmental psychology 2014-11, Vol.32 (4), p.468-479
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aggression
Aggression - physiology
behaviour problems
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child Behavior - physiology
Child Behavior Disorders - diagnosis
Child clinical studies
Child health
Child, Preschool
Coefficient of correlation
Etiology
externalizing behaviour
Female
Humans
Impulsive Behavior - physiology
longitudinal research
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Mauritius
Medical sciences
Mental health
Pre-school education
Prognosis
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics - standards
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reliability
Reproducibility of Results
Research Design - standards
Social behavior disorders
stability
validity
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