Reciprocal influences between stress and internalizing problems in Korean adolescents: A cross-lagged, longitudinal study

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 189-196

  Lee, Julie ^a  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Autoregressive model; Cross lagged; Internalizing problem; Korean adolescent; Middle and late adolescence; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860409759     PISSN: 13672223     EISSN: 1467839X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-839X.2011.01345.x     Document Type: Article

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