Coping styles as moderators of cognition-decision relations amongst adolescents

Psychology and Health

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 987-1003

  Umeh, Kanayo F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Coping styles; Health beliefs; Intentions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032237626     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870449808407444     Document Type: Article

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