Staff reports of psychosocial climate at school and adolescents' health, truancy and health education in Finland

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 554-560

  Virtanen, Marianna ^a   Kivimki, Mika ^a,b   Luopa, Pauliina ^c   Vahtera, Jussi ^a   Elovainio, Marko ^c   Jokela, Jukka ^d   Pietikinen, Minna ^c  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Depression; Health education; School climate; Truancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRUST;

EID: 70349514901     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp032     Document Type: Article

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