Relations between political violence and child adjustment: A Four-Wave test of the role of emotional insecurity about community

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2212-2224

  Cummings, E Mark ^a   Taylor, Laura K ^a   Merrilees, Christine E ^a   Goeke Morey, Marcie C ^b   Shirlow, Peter ^c   Cairns, Ed ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conduct problems; Eemotional security; Emotion problems; Political violence; Sectarian conflict

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VIOLENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLITICS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84890076643     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032309     Document Type: Article

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