Gender and ethnic differences in formal and informal help seeking among Israeli adolescents

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 765-779

  Grinstein Weiss, Michal ^a   Fishman, Gideon ^b   Eisikovits, Zvi ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONALITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FRIEND; HELP SEEKING; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ISRAEL; JEW; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 28244487414     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2005.01.002     Document Type: Article

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