Social skills and depressive symptoms across adolescence: Social support as a mediator in girls versus boys

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-20

  Nilsen, Wendy ^a   Karevold, Evalill ^a   Røysamb, Espen ^a,b   Gustavson, Kristin ^a   Mathiesen, Kristin S ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Depressive symptoms; Gender; Social skills; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEACHER;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NORWAY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84871611458     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.08.005     Document Type: Article

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