Sex and age-related anxiety in a community sample of Norwegian adolescents

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 150-157

  Leikanger, Einar ^a,b   Ingul, Jo Magne ^a,c   Larsson, Bo ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Volda Hospital   (Norway)

^c Levanger Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Anxiety; Development; Epidemiology; Gender differences; SCARED

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858700871     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2011.00915.x     Document Type: Article

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