Developmental Growth Trajectories of Self-Esteem in Adolescence: Associations with Child Neglect and Drug Use and Abuse in Young Adulthood

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 151-164

  Oshri, Assaf ^a,b,c   Carlson, Matthew W ^a   Kwon, Josephine A ^a   Zeichner, Amos ^b   Wickrama, Kandauda K A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b University of Georgia   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Child neglect; Development and psychopathology; Maltreatment; Resilience; Self esteem; Substance use and abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84964555648     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-016-0483-5     Document Type: Article

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