Homesickness in Preadolescent and Adolescent Girls: Risk Factors, Behavioral Correlates, and Sequelae

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 185-196

  Thurber, Christopher A ^c   Sigman, Marian D ^d   Weisz, John R ^a   Schmidt, Christa K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LONELINESS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0033143520     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15374424jccp2802_6     Document Type: Article

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