Socioemotional characteristics and school adjustment of socially withdrawn children in India

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 123-132

  Prakash, Kavita ^a   Coplan, Robert J ^b  

^a Heritage College   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross cultural psychology; Indian culture; Internalizing issues; Peer acceptance; Social withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIOMETRIC STATUS;

EID: 34147107658     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025407073580     Document Type: Article

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