Living in the crossfire: Effects of exposure to political violence on Palestinian and Israeli mothers and children

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 71-78

  Guttmann Steinmetz, Sarit ^a   Shoshani, Anat ^a   Farhan, Khaled ^b   Aliman, Moran ^a   Hirschberger, Gilad ^a  

^a INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attachment; Behavior problems; Children; Conflict; Maternal depression; Political violence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PALESTINE; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS;

EID: 84858217435     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025411406861     Document Type: Conference Paper

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