The role of social skills and school connectedness in preadolescent depressive symptoms

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 269-275

  Ross, Anthony G ^a   Shochet, Ian M ^a   Bellair, Rachael ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77951243668     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374410903532692     Document Type: Article

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