A dual-factor model of mental health: Toward a more comprehensive understanding of youth functioning

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 462-472

  Antaramian, Susan P ^a   Scott Huebner, E ^a   Hills, Kimberly J ^a   Valois, Robert F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Middle school students; Positive mental health; Psychopathology; School climate; Student engagement; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AFFECT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77958478334     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: 19390025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2010.01049.x     Document Type: Article

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