Initial development of a new measure of minor stress for adolescents: The adolescent minor stress inventory

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 207-219

  Ames, Steven C ^a   Offord, Kenneth P ^b   Nirelli, Liza M ^b   Patten, Christi A ^b   Friedrich, William N ^b   Decker, Paul A ^b   Hurt, Richard D ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Measurement; Minor stress; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 20844437555     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-005-4303-6     Document Type: Article

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