Who helps you? Self and other sources of support among youth in Japan and the USA

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 496-508

  Crystal, David S ^a   Kakinuma, Miki ^b   DeBell, Matthew ^c   Azuma, Hiroshi ^d   Miyashita, Takahiro ^e  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Seisen Jogakuin College   (Japan)

^e Shirayuri University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Culture; Development; Help seeking

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JAPAN; JAPANESE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL NEEDS; PHYSICAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55849130712     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025408095554     Document Type: Article

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