Stressors, family environment and coping styles as predictors of educational and psychosocial adjustment in Palestinian children

Educational Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 371-384

  Khamis, Vivian ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

coping; educational and psychosocial adjustment; family environment; Palestinian children; stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883487153     PISSN: 03055698     EISSN: 14653400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03055698.2013.767185     Document Type: Article

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