Preliminary development of a measure to assess children's trauma attributions

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 65-78

  Knight, Laura A ^a   Sullivan, Maureen A ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Attributions; Children; Natural disaster; Tornado; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISASTER; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; FREDERICK REACTION INDEX; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPONSIBILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; TRAUMA ATTRIBUTION CHECKLIST; UNITED STATES; VARIANCE;

EID: 33749522534     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J146v13n02_05     Document Type: Article

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