Optimism in adolescence: A cross-sectional study of the influence of family and peer group variables on junior high school students

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 812-817

  Orejudo, Santos ^a   Puyuelo, Miguel ^a   Fernández Turrado, Teresa ^a   Ramos, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Family relationships; Optimism; Peer relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858159604     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2012.01.012     Document Type: Article

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