An exploratory study of posttraumatic growth in children following a natural disaster

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-69

  Cryder, Cheryl H ^a   Kilmer, Ryan P ^a   Tedeschi, Richard G ^a   Calhoun, Lawrence G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children and trauma; Posttraumatic growth; Resilience

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISASTER; FLOODING; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THINKING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NATURAL DISASTERS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 33745127332     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.76.1.65     Document Type: Article

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