Social support, stress, health, and academic success in Ghanaian adolescents: A path analysis

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 451-460

  Glozah, Franklin N ^a   Pevalin, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic success; Adolescents; Health; Perceived social support; Stress; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; PATH ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; WELLBEING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GHANA; HEALTH STATUS; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897937406     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.03.010     Document Type: Article

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