'They are out of control': Self-perceptions, risk-taking and attributional style of adolescents with SEBDs

Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 281-298

  Maras, Pam ^a   Brosnan, Mark ^b   Faulkner, Nathan ^a   Montgomery, Tony ^a   Vital, Pedro ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attributional style; Behaviour; SEBDs; Self perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 33845438933     PISSN: 13632752     EISSN: 17412692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632750601043861     Document Type: Article

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