Longitudinal pathways between political violence and child adjustment: The role of emotional security about the community in Northern Ireland

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 213-224

  Cummings, E Mark ^a   Merrilees, Christine E ^a   Schermerhorn, Alice C ^a   Goeke Morey, Marcie C ^b   Shirlow, Peter ^c   Cairns, Ed ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child adjustment; Community violence; Emotional security; Political violence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FAMILY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EMOTIONS; FAMILY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NORTHERN IRELAND; POLITICS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 79952533643     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-010-9457-3     Document Type: Article

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