Military Children and Families: Strengths and Challenges During Peace and War

American Psychologist

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-72

  Park, Nansook ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Challenges; Military children; Military families; Strengths; Strengths based approaches

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES; WAR;

FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGY, MILITARY; UNITED STATES; WAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751559562     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021249     Document Type: Article

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