Stressful life events in countries of differing economic development: Nicaragua, Chile, and Spain

Psychological Reports

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 193-201

  Vázquez, José Juan ^a   Panadero, Sonia ^b   Rincón, Paulina Paz ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CHILE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; NICARAGUA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN;

ADULT; AFFECT; CHILE; CULTURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; NICARAGUA; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 34948883555     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.101.1.193-201     Document Type: Article

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