Gender-role traits and depression: Self-esteem and control as mediators

Counselling Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 95-107

  Lu, Luo ^a   Wu, Hung Luan ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMININITY; MASCULINITY; MODEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; SEX ROLE; TAIWAN;

EID: 0031916264     PISSN: 09515070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515079808254046     Document Type: Article

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