Family dinners, communication, and mental health in Canadian adolescents

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 433-438

  Elgar, Frank J ^a   Craig, Wendy ^b   Trites, Stephen J ^b  

^a DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Family; Family characteristics; Family relations; Mental health; Parent child relations; Parenting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY DINNER; FAMILY INTERACTION; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CANADA; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MEALS; MENTAL HEALTH; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84875364487     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.07.012     Document Type: Article

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