Strong souls: Development and validation of a culturally appropriate tool for assessment of social and emotional well-being in Indigenous youth

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-48

  Thomas, Alicia ^a   Cairney, Sheree ^a,b   Gunthorpe, Wendy ^a   Paradies, Yin ^a,c   Sayers, Susan ^a  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Indigenous; Mental health; Psychometric evaluation; Screening instrument; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRONG SOULS QUESTIONNAIRE; SUICIDE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDATION STUDY; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PILOT PROJECTS; POPULATION GROUPS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75149177707     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048670903393589     Document Type: Article

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