Resilience and well-being in college students with and without a diagnosis of ADHD

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-17

  Wilmshurst, Linda ^a   Peele, Marella ^a   Wilmshurst, Luke ^b  

^a ELON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADHD; college students; psychological well being; resilience; self concept

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650076579     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054709347261     Document Type: Article

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