Context in action: Implications for the study of children and adolescents

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1083-1096

  Henrich, Christopher C ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Action theory; Social context; Social ecology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; ECOLOGY; FAMILY; HUMAN; POVERTY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 33748278903     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20296     Document Type: Review

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