Psychological and Physical Health Correlates of Coping in Minority Adolescents

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 671-683

  Vaughn, Allison A ^a   Roesch, Scott C ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Coping; Minorities; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DENIAL; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIALIZATION; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CULTURE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; POVERTY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0242583146     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/13591053030086002     Document Type: Article

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