Identity and future concerns among adolescents from Italy, Turkey and Germany: Intra- and between-cultural comparisons

Journal of Youth Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 369-389

  Haid, Marja Lena ^a   Seiffge Krenke, Inge ^a   Molinar, Roberta ^b   Ciairano, Silvia ^b   Karaman, Neslihan Güney ^c   Cok, Figen ^c  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Coping; Cross cultural; Future concerns; Identity; Stress perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951658470     PISSN: 13676261     EISSN: 14699680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13676260903447528     Document Type: Article

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