Assessing adolescents' understanding of and reactions to stress in different cultures: Results of a mixed-methods approach

School Psychology International

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-178

  Nastasi, Bonnie K ^a   Hitchcock, John H ^b   Burkholder, Gary ^a   Varjas, Kristen ^c   Sarkar, Sreeroopa ^a   Jayasena, Asoka ^d  

^a WALDEN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Culture specificity; Mixed methods research; Stress and coping

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247640634     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034307078092     Document Type: Article

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