Stress, health complaints and self-confidence: A comparison between young adult women in Sweden and USA

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 202-208

  Hildingh, Cathrine ^a   Luepker, Russell V ^b   Baigi, Amir ^c,d   Lidell, Evy ^a  

^a HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Uddeholms AB   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adulthood; Health; Self confidence; Stress; Transition; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP DISORDER; STRESS; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MINNESOTA; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN;

EID: 33745379445     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2006.00395.x     Document Type: Article

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