A possible contributor to the higher degree of girls reporting psychological symptoms compared with boys in grade nine?

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 380-385

  Gådin, Katja Gillander ^b   Hammarström, Anne ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Psychological symptoms; Psychosocial factors; School; Sexual harassment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS;

EID: 25144484819     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cki097     Document Type: Article

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