Nurturing hidden resilience in at-risk youth in different cultures

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 53-58

  Ungar, Michael ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

At risk youth; Cultural differences; Resilience

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 33744532934     PISSN: 12097268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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