Behaviour Problems and Competence in Thai Children and Youths: TeacherS’, Parents’ and Subjects’ Perspectives

Transcultural Psychiatry

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 64-79

  Cederblad, Marianne ^a   Pruksachatkunakorn, Pairat ^b   Boripunkul, Teerarat ^b   Intraprasert, Suthi ^b   H÷÷k, B÷rje ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Child Behavior Checklist; epidemiological study; Harter's Perceived Competence Scale for Children; Teacher's Report Form; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PARENT; PERCEPTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TEACHER; THAILAND; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0035087810     PISSN: 13634615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136346150103800106     Document Type: Article

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