Control beliefs as a mediator of the relation between stress and depressive symptoms among inner-city adolescents

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 205-217

  Deardorff, Julianna ^a   Gonzales, Nancy A ^a   Sandler, Irwin N ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Control beliefs; Depression; Inner city adolescents; Mediator; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEPRESSION; ECONOMICS; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; SCHOOL; STRESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CULTURE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEGOTIATING; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0038631888     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022582410183     Document Type: Article

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