Depression and life satisfaction in nepal and australia

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 136, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 783-790

  Simpson, Paul L ^a   Schumaker, John F ^a   Dorahy, Martin J ^a   Shrestha, Sarvagya N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SATISFACTION; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; STUDENTS;

EID: 0030332390     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224545.1996.9712255     Document Type: Article

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