Brief scales for measurement of functional social support and psychological resources in French-speaking adults

Sozial- und Praventivmedizin

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 298-306

  Bovier, Patrick A ^a   Chamot, Eric ^b   Perneger, Thomas V ^a,b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; French scales; Mastery; Self esteem; Social support

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTIONALITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRANCE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB FINDING; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; POSTAL MAIL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036457108     PISSN: 03038408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00012640     Document Type: Article

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