Leaving school: A comparison of the worries held by adolescents with and without intellectual disabilities

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 9-21

  Young, R ^a   Dagnan, D ^b   Jahoda, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Lillyhall Business Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Anxiety; Intellectual disability; School; Worry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; PATIENT WORRY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PILOT STUDY; SCHOOL; SELF REPORT; THREAT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84958918534     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jir.12223     Document Type: Article

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