The Importance of General Self-Efficacy for the Quality of Life of Adolescents with Chronic Conditions

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 551-561

  Cramm, Jane M ^a   Strating, Mathilde M H ^a   Roebroeck, Marij E ^b   Nieboer, Anna P ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Chronic condition; Parent; Quality of Life; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; DIABETES; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84879691082     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-012-0110-0     Document Type: Article

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