Influences on adolescent self-esteem in multicultural Canadian secondary schools

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 404-411

  Khanlou, Nazilla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Gender; Mental health promotion; Multicultural; Schools; Self esteem; Survey

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL HEALTH; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; ONTARIO; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 4944254393     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0737-1209.2004.21503.x     Document Type: Review

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