The role of social relationships in the association between adolescents' depressive symptoms and academic achievement

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 618-625

  Maurizi, Laura K ^a   Grogan Kaylor, Andrew ^a   Granillo, M Teresa ^b   Delva, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Adolescence; Depression; Parental support; Peer relationships; School belonging

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874441498     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.01.006     Document Type: Article

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