The Dating Anxiety Scale for Adolescents: Scale development and associations with adolescent functioning

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 566-578

  Glickman, Alissa R ^a   La Greca, Annette M ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 4444307602     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15374424jccp3303_14     Document Type: Article

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