Effectiveness of a forgiveness program for arab israeli adolescents in israel: An empirical trial

Peace and Conflict

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 415-438

  Shechtman, Zipora ^a   Wade, Nathaniel ^b   Khoury, Amal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; AGGRESSION; GROUP BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; STUDENT;

ISRAEL;

EID: 77950774378     PISSN: 10781919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10781910903221194     Document Type: Article

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