Life events, self-reported psychopathology and sense of coherence among young men - A population-based study

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 464-471

  Ristkari, Terja ^a   Sourander, Andre ^a,b   Rønning, John ^b   Nikolakaros, Georgios ^a   Helenius, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Life events; Psychopathology; Sense of coherence; YASR

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DIVORCE; EDUCATION; FATHER; FINLAND; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SENSE OF COHERENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; COHORT STUDIES; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 57049164011     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480801984313     Document Type: Article

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