The linkages among childhood maltreatment, adolescent mental health, and self-compassion in child welfare adolescents

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 887-898

  Tanaka, Masako ^a   Wekerle, Christine ^a   Schmuck, Mary Lou ^a   Paglia Boak, Angela ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Child welfare; Childhood maltreatment; Mental health; Self compassion; Substance use problems

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; EMOTIONAL NEGLECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80055083999     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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