School connectedness, peer attachment, and self-esteem as predictors of adolescent depression

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1061-1067

  Millings, Abigail ^a,b   Buck, Rhiannon ^a   Montgomery, Alan ^b   Spears, Melissa ^b   Stallard, Paul ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent depression; Attachment; SC; School connectedness; SE; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEPRESSION; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD; PEER ATTACHMENT; PEER GROUP; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CONNECTEDNESS; SELF ESTEEM; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 84863457718     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.02.015     Document Type: Article

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