Subclinical ADHD, Stress, and Coping in Romantic Relationships of University Students

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-78

  Overbey, Gail A ^a   Snell Jr , William E ^a   Callis, Kenneth E ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; coping; stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; COURTSHIP; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 78650146711     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054709347257     Document Type: Article

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