Behavioral problems and scholastic adjustment among Bedouin-Arab children from polygamous and monogamous marital family structures: Some developmental considerations

Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 213-237

  Elbedour, Salman ^a   Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J ^b   Alatamin, Mohammad ^c  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c KAYE ACADEMIC COLLEGE OF EDUCATION   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bedouin Arab; Children; Family structure; Monogamy; Polygamy

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARAB; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; STUDENT;

ABSENTEEISM; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ARABS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MARRIAGE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; STUDENT DROPOUTS;

EID: 2442485745     PISSN: 87567547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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