The relationships among self-esteem, stress, coping, eating behavior, and depressive mood in adolescents

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 96-109

  Martyn Nemeth, Pamela ^a   Penckofer, Sue ^b   Gulanick, Meg ^b   Velsor Friedrich, Barbara ^b   Bryant, Fred B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Coping; Depressive mood; Eating behavior; Self esteem; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OVERWEIGHT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 59649088119     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20304     Document Type: Article

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