Competence in the context of adversity: Pathways to resilience and maladaptation from childhood to late adolescence

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 143-169

  Masten, Ann S ^a   Hubbard, Jon J ^b   Gest, Scott D ^b   Tellegen, Auke ^b   Garmezy, Norman ^b   Ramirez, Marylouise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENTING; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0033429306     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579499001996     Document Type: Article

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