The influence of dispositional optimism and gender on adolescents' perception of academic stress

Adolescence

Volumn 41, Issue 163, 2006, Pages 533-546

  Huan, Vivien S ^a   Yeo, Lay See ^a   Ang, Rebecca P ^b   Chong, Wan Har ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHARACTER; CONTROL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; STUDENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHARACTER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS; SINGAPORE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS;

EID: 33845209184     PISSN: 00018449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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