Profiles of school adaptation: Social, behavioral and academic functioning in sexually abused girls

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 102-115

  Daignault, Isabelle V ^a   Hébert, Martine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Academic competence; Behavior problems; Child sexual abuse; Cognitive skills; School; Social adaptation

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 70349921530     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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