Adolescent place attachment, social capital, and perceived safety: A comparison of 13 countries

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 148-160

  Dallago, Lorenza ^a,b   Perkins, Douglas D ^c   Santinello, Massimo ^a   Boyce, Will ^d   Molcho, Michal ^e   Morgan, Antony ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Vanderbilt University ^*  (Italy)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Belgium; Comparative; Denmark; Estonia; Fear; Finland; Germany; HBSC; Health Behaviour in School aged Children; Hungary; International; Israel; Italy; Latvia; Macedonia; Neighboring; Norway; Place perceptions; Sweden; Trust; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; EUROPE; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 70349675911     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-009-9250-z     Document Type: Article

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