Does the stress in childhood and adolescence matter? A psychological perspective

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 238-244

  Lau, Bernard W K ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Childhood; Major life events; Normative stress; School pressures; Social stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPULSION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EATING DISORDER; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY; FAMILY LIFE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; LIFE; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; POVERTY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SELF CARE; SIBLING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STRESS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; THREAT; VICTIM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; POVERTY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRAVEL;

EID: 0036942845     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642400212200411     Document Type: Review

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