Socioeconomic context, social support, and adolescent mental health: A multilevel investigation

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 115-126

  Wight, Richard G ^a,b   Botticello, Amanda L ^b   Aneshensel, Carol S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contextual; Externalizing; Internalizing; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645577925     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-005-9009-2     Document Type: Article

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