Parenting intervention effects on children’s externalizing behavior: the moderating role of genotype and temperament
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Acknowledgements
I would like to thank Patty Leijten and Joyce Weeland for commenting on a concept version of this manuscript. Also, I would like to thank Alithe van den Akker for preparing and conducting the analyses on children’s effortful control and negative reactivity. The ORCHIDS study was funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO: 452-10-005). I am greatly thankful to all the Incredible Years trainers for their devotion and commitment in helping the parents develop toward more
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