Fears for the future among Finnish adolescents in 1983-2007: From global concerns to ill health and loneliness

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 991-999

  Lindfors, Pirjo ^a   Solantaus, Tytti ^b   Rimpelä, Arja ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cross sectional study; Fears for the future; Finland; Open ended questions; Time series

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEATH; DECISION MAKING; FEAR; FEMALE; FINLAND; FUTUROLOGY; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONELINESS; MALE; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DISEASE; FEAR; FEMALE; FINLAND; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84863442767     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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