Adolescent well-being and supporting contexts: A comparison of adolescents in Ireland and Florida

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 299-320

  McGrath, Brian ^a   Brennan, M A ^b   Dolan, Pat ^a   Barnett, Rosemary ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent well being; Florida; Ireland; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 66149180340     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: 10991298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.998     Document Type: Article

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