The contribution of different forms of violence exposure to internalizing and externalizing symptoms among young South African adolescents

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 45, Issue , 2015, Pages 80-89

  du Plessis, Bernice ^a   Kaminer, Debra ^a   Hardy, Anneli ^a   Benjamin, Arlene ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c Community Action Towards a Safer Environment ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Externalizing; Internalizing; Poly victimization; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CONDUCT DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AFRICAN; VICTIM; VIOLENCE; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL CRIME; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOLS; SELF REPORT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX OFFENSES; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENTS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84930819614     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.02.021     Document Type: Article

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