Children's sense of coherence and trait emotional intelligence: A longitudinal study exploring the development of somatic complaints

Psychology and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 307-320

  Jellesma, Francine C ^a,b   Rieffe, C ^a   Terwogt, Mark Meerum ^c   Westenberg, P M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Physical complaint; Stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

CHILD; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 79951847866     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440903411021     Document Type: Article

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