Loneliness, sense of coherence and perception of teachers as a secure base among children with reading difficulties

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-37

  Al Yagon, Michal ^a   Margalit, Malka ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attachment; Loneliness; Sense of coherence; Socio emotional adjustment; Student teacher relationships

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYSLEXIA; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SECURITY; TEACHER;

EID: 32144451397     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08856250500268619     Document Type: Article

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