Emotional and Behavioral Problems Among Adolescent Students: The Role of Immigrant, Racial/Ethnic Congruence and Belongingness in Schools

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1473-1492

  Georgiades, Katholiki ^a   Boyle, Michael H ^a   Fife, Kelly A ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Behavioral problems; Emotional problems; Immigrant and racial ethnic congruence; School belonging; Schools

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881541488     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-012-9868-2     Document Type: Article

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