Story stem narratives of clinical and normal kindergarten children: Are content and performance associated with children's social competence?

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 271-286

  von Klitzing, Kai ^a   Stadelmann, Stephanie ^b   Perren, Sonja ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Behavioral problems; Emotional symptoms; Kindergarten children; Play narratives; Social competence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; STORYTELLING;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; NARRATION; PARENTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STUDENTS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 36849012054     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: 14692988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616730701455445     Document Type: Article

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