Birth cohort changes in Chinese adolescents' mental health

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 287-295

  Xin, Ziqiang ^a   Niu, Jianghe ^b   Chi, Liping ^c  

^a CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c East China Normal University   (China)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Birth cohort; Mental health; Meta analysis; Social change

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ASIAN; CHECKLIST; CHINA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHECKLIST; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL PROBLEMS;

EID: 84864010829     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207594.2011.626048     Document Type: Review

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