Fears and fearfulness in South-African children

Behaviour Change

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 94-102

  Burkhardt, Käthe ^a   Loxton, Helene ^a   Muris, Peter ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; COLOR DISCRIMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NEGRO; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH AFRICA; VIOLENCE;

EID: 1642558458     PISSN: 08134839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/bech.20.2.94.24837     Document Type: Article

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