Social connectedness and self-esteem: Predictors of resilience in mental health among maltreated homeless youth

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 212-219

  Dang, Michelle T ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD ABUSE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSING; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CALIFORNIA; CHILD ABUSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PEER GROUP; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897697821     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: 10964673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01612840.2013.860647     Document Type: Article

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