Internalizing and externalizing symptoms among unaccompanied refugee and Italian adolescents

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 7-10

  Thommessen, S ^a   Laghi, F ^b   Cerrone, C ^b   Baiocco, R ^b   Todd, B K ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Internalizing and externalizing problems; Psychological adjustment; Unaccompanied refugee adolescents

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869233987     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.10.007     Document Type: Article

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