Social support, loneliness and friendship preference among British Asian and Non-Asian adolescents

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 399-404

  Shams, Manfusa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asian adolescence; Friendship preference; Loneliness; Psychological health; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044525666     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2001.29.4.399     Document Type: Article

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