Age and gender differences in coping style across various problems: Omani adolescents' perspective

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 303-309

  Al Bahrani, Muna ^a   Aldhafri, Said ^a   Alkharusi, Hussain ^a   Kazem, Ali ^a   Alzubiadi, Abdulqawi ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Arab; Coping styles; Gender; Omani; Problems

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OMAN; PERSONALITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHOOL STRESS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OMAN; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84875369528     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.11.007     Document Type: Article

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