Adolescent Emotional Distress: The Role of Family Obligations and School Connectedness

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 221-230

  Wilkinson Lee, Ada M ^a   Zhang, Qionghui ^b   Nuno, Velia Leybas ^a   Wilhelm, Mari S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional distress; Family obligations; School connectedness

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651085702     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-009-9494-9     Document Type: Article

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