Improving the Mental Health, Healthy Lifestyle Choices, and Physical Health of Hispanic Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Journal of School Health

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 575-584

  Melnyk, Bernadette M ^a   Jacobson, Diana ^a   Kelly, Stephanie ^a   O'Haver, Judith ^a   Small, Leigh ^a   Mays, Mary Z ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthy lifestyle; Hispanic adolescent; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449659127     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2009.00451.x     Document Type: Article

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