Positive and Negative Effects of Long-Term Bombardment Among Israeli Adolescents: The Role of Gender and Social Environment

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 189-202

  Yablon, Yaacov Boaz ^a   Itzhaky, Haya ^a   Pagorek Eshel, Shira ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Gender; PTG; PTSD; School violence; Social resources; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955800160     PISSN: 07380151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10560-011-0227-z     Document Type: Article

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