Stress, social support, and depression: A test of the stress-buffering hypothesis in a mexican sample

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 283-289

  Raffaelli, Marcela ^a   Andrade, Flavia C D ^a   Wiley, Angela R ^a   Sanchez Armass, Omar ^b   Edwards, Laura L ^a   Aradillas Garcia, Celia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

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EID: 84878160657     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jora.12006     Document Type: Article

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