Cross-informant correlations on social competence and behavioral problems in Sami and Norwegian preadolescents

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 154-163

  Javo, Cecilie ^a   Rønning, John A ^b   Handegård, Bjørn Helge ^b   Rudmin, Floyd W ^b  

^a Sami National Centre for Mental Health   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Behavioral problems; Preadolescents; Sami Norwegian; Social impairment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; STRENGTH AND DIFFICULTIES QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHER; TEACHER REPORT FORM;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 62349101731     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-008-0714-8     Document Type: Article

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