Psychometric Characteristics of the Korean Mental Health Continuum-Short Form in an Adolescent Sample

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 356-364

  Lim, Young Jin ^a  

^a Daegu University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

adolescence; mental health; mental illness; MHC SF; subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901296689     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734282913511431     Document Type: Article

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