Functions of social support and self-verification in association with loneliness, depression, and stress

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 82-99

  Wright, Kevin B ^a   King, Shawn ^b   Rosenberg, Jenny ^c  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84891623418     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2013.798385     Document Type: Article

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