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ERIC Number: EJ511043
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-3831
In the Land of Ice and Fire: Stressful Events in the Lives of Icelandic Children.
Yamamoto, Kaoru; And Others
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v39 n1 p75-83 Mar 1995
A total of 244 students from 4 locations in Iceland responded to a questionnaire about upsetting life events and their experiences. Children converged in their perceptions of stressful events, and their ideas were in close agreement with those of U.S. children. Findings suggest how many events are stressful to children. (SLD)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Children, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Experience, Foreign Countries, Life Events, Parent Child Relationship, Questionnaires, Rating Scales, Stress Variables, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Iceland