The effects of harassment and victimization on self-rated health and mental health among Canadian adolescents

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 557-567

  Abada, Teresa ^a   Hou, Feng ^b   Ram, Bali ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Business and Labour Market Analysis Division   (Canada)

^c Demography Division   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Bullying; Canada; Depression; Harassment; School; Self perceived health; Victimization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; HEALTH STATUS; MENTAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SINGLE PARENT; THREAT; VERBAL HOSTILITY; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINORITY GROUPS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 47249110178     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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