Gender Differences in the Relation between Stressful Life Events and Adjustment among School-Aged Children.

Hoffman, Michael A.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ478704

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Publication Date: 1993

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Gender Differences in the Relation between Stressful Life Events and Adjustment among School-Aged Children.

Hoffman, Michael A.; And Others

Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, v29 n7-8 p441-55 Oct 1993

Evaluates gender differences in the relation between stressful life events and adjustment among elementary school children, using 63 Israeli children and parallel questionnaires from 83 Israeli mothers. Life events are associated among boys, but not girls, with increased anxiety and heightened withdrawal. Other differences are discussed. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Aggression, Anxiety, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Females, Foreign Countries, Life Events, Males, Mothers, Questionnaires, Responses, Sex Differences, Stress Variables, Student Attitudes, Withdrawal (Psychology)

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Israel

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