Adversity and psychosocial competence of South African children

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 319-327

  Barbarin, Oscar A ^a,c   Richter, Linda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATURITY; NEGRO; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AFRICA; URBANIZATION; VIOLENCE;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032792282     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0080406     Document Type: Article

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