Factors in the psychological adjustment of homeless adolescent males: The role of coping style

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 778-785

  Votta, Elizabeth ^a   Manion, Ian G ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coping style; Homeless youths; Psychological adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FAMILY LIFE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LIFE EVENT; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADULT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0042469326     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CHI.0000046871.56865.D9     Document Type: Article

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