Self-development, social support, and student help-seeking: Research summary and implications for college psychotherapists

Journal of College Student Psychotherapy

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 29-52

  Schwitzer, Alan M ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

At risk students; College student help seeking; Development; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951675928     PISSN: 87568225     EISSN: 15404730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J035v20n02_04     Document Type: Article

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