Gender difference in wellbeing during school lessons among 10–12-year-old children: The importance of school subjects and student–teacher relationships

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 605-613

  Palsdottir, Aslaug ^a   Asgeirsdottir, Bryndis Bjork ^a   Sigfusdottir, Inga Dora ^a  

^a REYKJAVIK UNIVERSITY   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Children; gender; peers; school lessons; teachers; wellbeing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ICELAND; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICELAND; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOLS; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84869064599     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494812458846     Document Type: Article

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