Individual, interpersonal, and institutional level factors associated with the mental health of college students

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 185-193

  Byrd, DeAnnah R ^a   McKinney, Kristen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

campus climate; college students; coping abilities; mental health

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; ONLINE SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84859165635     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: 19403208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2011.584334     Document Type: Article

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