Promoting psychosocial adjustment and stress management in first-year college students: The benefits of engagement in a psychosocial wellness seminar

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 75-86

  Conley, Colleen S ^a   Travers, Lea V ^a   Bryant, Fred B ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

college students; intervention; mental health; promotion; wellness

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STUDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874273029     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: 19403208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2012.754757     Document Type: Article

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