Academic achievement in Norwegian secondary schools: The impact of violence during childhood

Social Psychology of Education

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 147-164

  Huang, Lihong ^a   Mossige, Svein ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN SOCIAL RESEARCH NOVA   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Family socio economic status; Psychological health; Social capital; Structural equation modelling (LISREL); Violence and sexual abuse against children

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861232507     PISSN: 13812890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-011-9174-y     Document Type: Article

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