Depression Amongst Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong: An Evaluation of a Stress Moderation Model

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 499-516

  Ng, Catalina S M ^a   Hurry, Jane ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Chinese adolescents; Coping; Depression; Family relationships; Stress; Stress diathesis model

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; COPING STRATEGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 78650731393     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-010-9626-3     Document Type: Article

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