Gender role orientation is associated with health-related quality of life differently among African-American, Hispanic, and White youth

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 2139-2149

  Scott, Sarah M ^a   Wallander, Jan L ^a   Depaoli, Sarah ^a   Elliott, Marc N ^b   Grunbaum, Jo Anne ^c   Tortolero, Susan R ^d   Cuccaro, Paula M ^d   Schuster, Mark A ^b,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Early adolescence; Ethnicity; Gender role orientation; Health; Quality of life; Race

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84938999410     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: 15732649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-015-0951-5     Document Type: Article

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