Student ratings of stressful experiences at home and school: Loss of a parent and grade retention as superlative stressors

Journal of Applied School Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-20

  Anderson, Gabrielle E ^a   Jimerson, Shane R ^a   Whipple, Angela D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Children's perceptions; Home; School; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645287648     PISSN: 15377903     EISSN: 15377911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J370v21n01_01     Document Type: Article

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