Early childhood psychological problems predict a poor sense of coherence in adolescents: A 15-year follow-up study

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 587-600

  Honkinen, Päivi Leena ^a   Aromaa, Minna ^b   Suominen, Sakari ^c   Rautava, Päivi ^b   Sourander, Andre ^a   Helenius, Hans ^c   Sillanpää, Matti ^c  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TURKU CITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Childhood; Psychological symptoms; Sense of coherence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILDHOOD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; SELF EFFICACY; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 65349179566     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105309103578     Document Type: Article

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