Understanding the effect of social capital on the depression of urban Chinese adolescents: An integrative framework

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-16

  Wu, Qiaobing ^a   Xie, Bin ^b   Chou, Chih Ping ^c   Palmer, Paula H ^b   Gallaher, Peggy E ^b   Johnson, C Anderson ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese adolescents; Depression; Financial capital; Human capital; Social capital

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHINA; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHINA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 73549109163     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-009-9284-2     Document Type: Article

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