Exposure to family violence and reading level of early adolescents

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 721-733

  Thompson, Richard ^a   Whimper, Lakecia A ^b  

^a Juvenile Protective Association   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescence; family violence; reading

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 77958180703     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926771003781347     Document Type: Article

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