How adolescents' mental health predicts their physical health: Unique contributions of indicators of subjective well-being and psychopathology

Applied Research in Quality of Life

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 203-217

  Shaffer Hudkins, Emily ^a   Suldo, Shannon ^a   Loker, Troy ^a   March, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Life satisfaction; Mental health; Physical health; Psychopathology; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955171262     PISSN: 18712584     EISSN: 18712576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11482-010-9105-7     Document Type: Article

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