Classroom climate and the mental health of primary school children

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 285-290

  Somersalo, Heidi ^a   Solantaus, Tytti ^b   Almqvist, Fredrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Classroom climate; Externalizing; Internalizing; Total problems

Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT; TEACHER;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEACHING;

EID: 0036388166     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480260242787     Document Type: Article

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