Stressors and well-being in low socio-economic status Malaysian adolescents: The role of resilience resources

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 292-306

  Noor, Noraini M ^a   Alwi, Azlin ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Resilience; Resilience resources; Stressors; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887409007     PISSN: 13672223     EISSN: 1467839X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajsp.12035     Document Type: Article

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