Positive Youth Development, Life Satisfaction and Problem Behaviour Among Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong: A Replication

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 541-559

  Sun, Rachel C F ^a   Shek, Daniel T L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Life satisfaction; Positive youth development; Problem behaviour; Replication

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; MODELING; RESEARCH;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84855311130     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-011-9786-9     Document Type: Article

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