Anxieties in Mainland Chinese and Singapore Chinese adolescents in comparison with the American norm

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 583-594

  Li, Huijun ^a   Ang, Rebecca P ^b   Lee, Jiyoon ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anxieties; China; Singapore; US adolescents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHINA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIFEST ANXIETY SCALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 50549103922     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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