A comparative study of Greek children in long-term residential group care and in two-parent families: I. Social, emotional, and behavioural differences

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 225-236

  Vorriat, Panyiota ^a,e   Wolkind, Stephen ^b   Rutter, Michael ^c   Pickles, Andrew ^c   Hobsbaum, Angela ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Behaviour problems; Emotional disorder; Institutional rearing; School children; School performance; Social relationships

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; HYPERACTIVITY; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT; TEACHER;

EID: 2642703411     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021963097001996     Document Type: Article

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