The long-term effects of war experiences on children's depression in the Republic of Croatia

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-43

  Brajša Žganec, Andreja ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES IVO PILAR   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Boys and girls; Depression; Social support; War experiences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROATIA; DEPRESSION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROATIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WAR;

EID: 12344321520     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2004.07.007     Document Type: Article

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