Improving the social-behavioral adjustment of adolescents: The effectiveness of a social skills group intervention

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 378-387

  Harrell, Amanda W ^a   Mercer, Sterett H ^a   DeRosier, Melissa E ^a  

^a 3 C Institute for Social Development   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Group intervention; Internalizing externalizing behavior; Social skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 67449141562     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-008-9241-y     Document Type: Article

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