The role of peers and families in predicting the loneliness level of adolescents

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 179-193

  Uruk, Ayse Ciftci ^a   Demir, Ayhan ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Family; Loneliness; Peer relations; Turkish adolescents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLE PLAYING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE;

EID: 0141865665     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980309600607     Document Type: Article

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