The Role of Family Climate in Adolescents' Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic was stressful for many adolescents and their families, but effects proved far from uniform. Using a person-centered approach, this study aimed to identify types of perceived changes in family climate during the pandemic's first lockdown, and test risk and resilience factors for...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Child & Family Studies Vol. 33; no. 8; pp. 2455 - 2471 |
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