Adolescent leisure dimensions, psychosocial adjustment, and gender effects

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1167-1176

  Bradley, Graham L ^a   Inglis, Brad C ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Gender; Leisure; Psychosocial adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 84865549700     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.03.006     Document Type: Article

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