Do parental neighbourhood perceptions contribute to child behaviour problems? A study of disadvantaged children

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 2-14

  Barnes, Jacqueline ^a   Cheng, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child behaviour; Ecological model; Neighbourhood; Parental personality; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870891122     PISSN: 17450128     EISSN: 17450136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450120600659044     Document Type: Article

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