Belonging and connection to school in resettlement: Young refugees, school belonging, and psychosocial adjustment

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-43

  Kia Keating, Maryam ^a   Ellis, B Heidi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Depression; Refugee; School belonging; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REFUGEE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; REFUGEES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOMALIA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846785476     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: 14617021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104507071052     Document Type: Article

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