Immigrant parents' perceptions of school environment and children's mental health and behavior

Journal of School Health

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 313-319

  Hamilton, Hayley A ^a   Marshall, Lysandra ^b   Rummens, Joanna A ^c   Fenta, Haile ^a   Simich, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior problems; Immigrants; Mental health; Parents; School environment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRATION; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 79956213182     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00596.x     Document Type: Article

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