Mental health promotion of Iranian university students: The effect of self-esteem and health locus of control

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 715-721

  Moshki, M ^a   Amiri, M ^a   Khosravan, S ^a  

^a GONABAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Health locus of control; Mental health promotion; Self esteem; Student

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; IRAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865594383     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2011.01806.x     Document Type: Article

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