A longitudinal study of adolescent adjustment following family transitions

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 353-363

  Ruschena, Eda ^a   Prior, Margot ^a   Sanson, Ann ^b   Smart, Diana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF FAMILY STUDIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Longitudinal study; Post divorce adjustment; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD; COMPETENCE; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DIVORCE; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; MARRIAGE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TEMPERAMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 17144428101     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2004.00369.x     Document Type: Article

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