Relationships among HIV/AIDS orphanhood, stigma, and symptoms of anxiety and depression in South African youth: A longitudinal investigation using a path analysis framework

Clinical Psychological Science

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 323-330

  Boyes, Mark E ^a   Cluver, Lucie D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; HIV AIDS; Orphan; South Africa; Stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890187514     PISSN: 21677026     EISSN: 21677034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2167702613478595     Document Type: Article

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