The separateness of social and emotional loneliness in childhood

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 233-244

  Qualter, Pamela ^a   Munn, Penny ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Behaviour problems; Depression; Self concept; Social and emotional loneliness.

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANNOYANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE TEST; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ATTITUDE; CONTROL; EMOTION; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIOMETRIC STATUS;

AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONELINESS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0041699957     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00016     Document Type: Article

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