Students' behaviour difficulties, sense of coherence and adjustment at school: Risk and protective factors

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-73

  Efrati Virtzer, M ^a   Margalit, M ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Behaviour difficulties; Loneliness; Sense of coherence; Social relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 59049087513     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: 1469591X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08856250802596758     Document Type: Article

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