A Cross-Cultural Investigation of Cognitions and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 248-257

  Stewart, Sunita Mahtani ^a   Kennard, Betsy D ^a   Hughes, Carroll W ^a   Mayes, Taryn L ^a   Emslie, Graham J ^a   Lee, Peter W H ^b   Lewinsohn, Peter M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES; VARIANCE;

EID: 2142806744     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.113.2.248     Document Type: Article

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