Low social inclusion in childhood: Adjustment and early predictors

Infant and Child Development

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 639-656

  Nyberg, Lilianne ^a   Henricsson, Lisbeth ^b   Rydell, Ann Margret ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Linkoping Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Externalizing problems; Internalizing problems; Loneliness; Peer acceptance; Social competence; Social inclusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049122894     PISSN: 15227227     EISSN: 15227219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/icd.590     Document Type: Article

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