Resilience in highly stressed urban children: concepts and findings

Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine: Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 267-284

  Cown, Emory L ^a,b,c,d,e   Wyman, Peter A ^a,b,c,d,e   Work, William C ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a Professor of Clinical and Social Psychology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c Senior Research Associate   (United States)

^d Rochester Child Resilience Project   (United States)

^e State I 'Rmersicy of New York at Brockport   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROL; EMPATHY; FAMILY; HEALTH; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STRESS; TEACHING; TEMPERAMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EMPATHY; FAMILY; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STRESS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEACHING; TEMPERAMENT; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0030331029     PISSN: 00287091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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