Stress and health-promoting attributes in Australian, New Zealand, and chilean dental students

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 801-809

  Gambetta Tessini, Karla ^a   Mariño, Rodrigo ^a   Morgan, Mike ^a   Evans, Wendell ^b   Anderson, Vivienne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Australia; Chile; Dental students; New Zealand; Sense of coherence; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CHILE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL STUDENT; DENTAL STUDENTS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTIVATION; NEW ZEALAND; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SENSE OF COHERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRESS;

AUSTRALIA; CHILE; DENTAL STUDENTS; NEW ZEALAND; SENSE OF COHERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CAREER CHOICE; CHILE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEW ZEALAND; SENSE OF COHERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, DENTAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881181955     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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