Perceptions of stressful life events in Northern Irish school children: A longitudinal study

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 193-201

  Muldoon, Orla T ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Perception; Political conflict; Poverty; Social factors; Stress; Violence

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; IRELAND; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POVERTY; RELIGION; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRESS; VIOLENCE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; MENTAL STRESS; POLITICS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NORTHERN IRELAND; PERCEPTION; POLITICS; POVERTY; RELIGION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0038530838     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00113     Document Type: Article

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