Sense of coherence and psychosocial factors among adolescents

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 805-811

  Myrin, B ^a   Lagerstrom M ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Mental health; Psychosocial factors; Psychosomatic health; Sense of coherence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROFILE SCALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SENSE OF COHERENCE SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 43249114565     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00801.x     Document Type: Article

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