Children in classrooms: Peer status, status distribution and mental well-being

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-29

  Östberg, Viveca ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Malaise; Mental well being; Peer status; Schoolchildren; Scotland

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALAISE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL LIFE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PEER GROUP; SCHOOLS; SCOTLAND; STUDENTS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037210319     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(02)00006-0     Document Type: Article

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