Culture and youth psychopathology: Testing the syndromal sensitivity model in Thai and American adolescents

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1098-1107

  Weisz, John R ^a   Weiss, Bahr ^b   Suwanlert, Somsong ^c   Chaiyasit, Wanchai ^d  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Child Mental Health Center   (Thailand)

^d MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Child Behavior Checklist; Culture; Factor analysis; Psychopathology; Syndromal sensitivity model; Syndromes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CULTURAL FACTOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SYNDROME; THAILAND; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL VALUES; SYNDROME; THAILAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845605920     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.74.6.1098     Document Type: Article

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