Childhood Maltreatment and Educational Outcomes

Trauma, Violence, and Abuse

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 418-437

  Romano, Elisa ^a   Babchishin, Lyzon ^a   Marquis, Robyn ^a   Fréchette, Sabrina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

achievement; adolescents; child welfare; children; education; maltreatment; mental health

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; NEWBORN; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTELLIGENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84940911220     PISSN: 15248380     EISSN: 15528324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524838014537908     Document Type: Article

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