Relationships among stress, coping, and mental health in high-achieving high school students

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 273-290

  Suldo, Shannon M ^a   Shaunessy, Elizabeth ^a   Hardesty, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 42449130180     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20300     Document Type: Article

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