Prevalence of behavioral problems and related family functioning among middle school students in an eastern city of China

Asia-Pacific Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Ma, Xiquan ^a,b   Yao, Yuhong ^c   Zhao, Xudong ^a,b  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b Tongji University   (China)

^c TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Behavioral problem; Chinese culture; Family functioning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FAMILY ASSESSMENT DEVICE; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE SCHOOL; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIORAL PROBLEM; CHINESE CULTURE; FAMILY FUNCTIONING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFFECT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PARENTING; PREVALENCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84874291659     PISSN: 17585864     EISSN: 17585872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-5872.2012.00211.x     Document Type: Article

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