Self-esteem and optimism in rural youth: Gender differences

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 190-198

  Puskar, Kathryn R ^a   Bernardo, Lisa Marie ^a   Ren, Dianxu ^a   Haley, Tammy M ^b   Tark, Kirsti Hetager ^a   Switala, Joann ^a   Siemon, Linda ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c Somerset Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Nursing; Optimism; Rural; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORALITY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEN; MORALE; NEGATIVISM; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PENNSYLVANIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; WOMEN;

EID: 77956639266     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.2010.34.2.190     Document Type: Article

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