The relationship between anxiety and problem-solving skills in children with and without learning disabilities

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 439-446

  Fisher, Barbara L ^a,c   Allen, Rhiannon ^b   Kose, Gary ^b  

^a State University of New York Health Science Center   (United States)

^b LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 0030196401     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002221949602900412     Document Type: Article

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