Perceived stress, coping resources, and life satisfaction among U. S. and mexican college students: A cross-cultural study;Estrés percibido, recursos de afrontamiento y satisfacción con la vida entre estudiantes universitarios de México y Estados Unidos: Un estudio trans-cultural

Anales de Psicologia

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-57

  Matheny, Kenneth B ^a   Roque Tovar, Bernardo Enrique ^b   Curlette, William L ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Universidad del Valle de Atemajac   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Coping resources; Cross cultural; Life satisfaction; Perceived stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449397756     PISSN: 02129728     EISSN: 16952294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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