Exposure to political violence and psychological well-being in Bosnian adolescents: A mixed method approach

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 157-176

  Jones, Lynne ^a,c   Kafetsios, Konstantinos ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Bosnia Herzegovina; Exposure; Political violence; Psychological well being

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; COMMUNITY; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HARVARD TRAUMA QUESTIONNAIRE; HOPKINS SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 25; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE HISTORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SYMPTOM; VIOLENCE; WAR; WELLBEING;

EID: 17644374543     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104505051209     Document Type: Article

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