The feasibility and acceptability of an approach to emotional wellbeing support for high school students

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 193-200

  Kendal, Sarah ^a   Callery, Peter ^a   Keeley, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Emotion; Interviewing; School

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENTIALITY; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL WELLBEING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MORALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF HELP; UNITED KINGDOM; WELLBEING;

EID: 80053562455     PISSN: 1475357X     EISSN: 14753588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2011.00602.x     Document Type: Article

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