Measuring developmental changes in exposure to adversity: A Life Chart and rating scale approach

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 171-190

  Gest, Scott D ^a   Reed, Marie Gabrielle J ^b   Masten, Ann S ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0033428839     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s095457949900200x     Document Type: Article

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