Flourishing: Exploring Predictors of Mental Health Within the College Environment

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 380-388

  Fink, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

flourishing; mental health; student engagement

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

CAUSALITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84906231161     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: 19403208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2014.917647     Document Type: Article

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