Changes in undergraduate students' psychological well-being as they progress through university

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 633-645

  Bewick, Bridgette ^a   Koutsopouloub, Gina ^b   Miles, Jeremy ^c   Slaad, Esther ^b   Barkham, Michael ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mental health; Psychological well being; University student

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955904341     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075070903216643     Document Type: Article

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