The contribution of personal and exposure characteristics to the adjustment of adolescents following war

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 21-30

  Lavi, T ^a   Green, O ^b   Dekel, R ^b  

^a Sderot Resilience Center   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Earlier traumatic event; Exposure; Terror; War

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXPOSURE VARIABLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WAR;

EID: 84871608707     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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