Happiness Among Adolescent Students in Thailand: Family and Non-Family Factors

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 703-719

  Gray, Rossarin Soottipong ^a   Chamratrithirong, Aphichat ^a   Pattaravanich, Umaporn ^a   Prasartkul, Pramote ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Adolescent student happiness; Family cohesion; Family relationships; Family structure; Non family factors

Indexed keywords

FAMILY STRUCTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STUDENT;

THAILAND;

EID: 84872492794     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-011-9954-y     Document Type: Article

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