The effects of gender and migrant status on physical and psychological well-being

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-72

  Kirkcaldy, Bruce D ^a,d   Furnham, Adrian F ^b   Siefen, Rainer G ^c  

^a International Centre for the Study of Occupational and Mental Health   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^d NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Anxiety; Cross cultural; Depression; Migration; Physical ailments; Self image

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONALITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INTROVERSION; ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; MIGRATION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STOMACH DISEASE; ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; PSYCHOMETRY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; CHILD; CULTURE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549169537     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJAMH.2009.21.1.61     Document Type: Article

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