Economic stress, emotional quality of life, and problem behavior in Chinese adolescents with and without economic disadvantage

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 363-383

  Shek, Daniel T L ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescent problem behavior; Chinese adolescents; Economic disadvantage; Economic stress; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; YOUNG POPULATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD;

EID: 19544392469     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-004-8028-9     Document Type: Article

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