Impact of physical, psychological, and sexual violence on social adjustment of school children in India

School Psychology International

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 391-415

  Deb, Sibnath ^a   Walsh, Kerryann ^b  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

child maltreatment; family violence; India; interparental violence; school psychology; social adjustment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863663695     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034311425225     Document Type: Article

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