Subjective Well-Being in Urban, Ethnically Diverse Adolescents The Role of Stress and Coping

Youth and Society

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 331-347

  Vera, Elizabeth M ^a   Vacek, Kimberly ^a   Blackmon, Sha'kema ^a   Coyle, Laura ^a   Gomez, Kenia ^a   Jorgenson, Katherine ^a   Luginbuhl, Paula ^a   Moallem, Isabel ^a   Steele, John C ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

coping; stress; urban youths

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864812679     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: 15528499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X11401432     Document Type: Article

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