Comparison of self-reported emotional and behavioural problems in adolescents from Greece and Finland

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1174-1179

  Kapi, Aikaterini ^a   Veltsista, Alexandra ^a   Sovio, Ulla ^b   Järvelin, Marjo Riitta ^b,c   Bakoula, Chryssa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cross cultural comparison; Emotional and behavioural problems; Youth Self Report

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELINQUENCY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; FINLAND; GREECE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREECE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34547095233     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00370.x     Document Type: Article

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