Academic stress, self-efficacy, social support, and health behaviours in female Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) students

Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 24-43

  Kouzma, Nadya M ^a   Kennedy, Gerard A ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Academic Stress; Adolescence; Exam Stress; Health Behaviours; High School Students; Mood Disturbance; Self Efficacy; Social Support; Somatic Symptoms; Victorian Certificote Of Education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872994656     PISSN: 08165122     EISSN: 18392504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0816512200028133     Document Type: Article

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