Aggressive Behavior and Its Associations With Posttraumatic Stress and Academic Achievement Following a Natural Disaster

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 43-50

  Scott, Brandon G ^a   Lapré, Genevieve E ^a   Marsee, Monica A ^a   Weems, Carl F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISASTER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HURRICANE; MALE; PEER GROUP; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CYCLONIC STORMS; DISASTERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEW ORLEANS; PEER GROUP; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84892481795     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2013.807733     Document Type: Article

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