Adolescent coping with everyday stressors: A seven-nation study of youth from central, eastern, southern, and northern Europe

European Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 129-156

  Gelhaar, Tim ^a   Seiffge Krenke, Inge ^a   Borge, Anne ^b   Cicognani, Elvira ^c   Cunha, Madalena ^d   Loncaric, Darko ^e   Macek, Petr ^f   Steinhausen, Hans Christoph ^g   Metzke, Christa Winkler ^g  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d Mestrado em Comunicação Aplicada   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^f Vet and Pharmaceutical University   (Czech Republic)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 59949085293     PISSN: 17405629     EISSN: 17405610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17405620600831564     Document Type: Article

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