Coping as a mechanism linking stressful life events and mental health problems in adolescents

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 649-655

  Meng, Xiu Hong ^a,b   Tao, Fang Biao ^a,b   Wan, Yu Hui ^a,b   Hu, Yan ^a,b   Wang, Ren Xi ^a,b  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ANHUI PROVINCIAL KEY LABORATORY OF POPULATION HEALTH AND ARISTOGENICS   (China)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Anxiety; Coping; Depression; Stressful life events

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHINA; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHINA; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MENTAL HEALTH; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS;

EID: 84863267482     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3967/0895-3988.2011.06.009     Document Type: Article

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