Student psychological distress: A psychometric study of 1750 Norwegian 1st-year undergraduate students

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 95-109

  Nerdrum, Per ^a   Rustøen, Tone ^a   Rønnestad, Michael H ^b  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

General Health Questionaire; Psychological distress; Student mental health; Undergraduate students

Indexed keywords

EID: 33244491259     PISSN: 00313831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313830500372075     Document Type: Article

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