Romantic relationships and psychological distress among adolescents: Moderating role of friendship closeness

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 711-720

  Chow, Chong Man ^a   Ruhl, Holly ^b   Buhrmester, Duane ^b  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescence; attachment; depression; friendship; loneliness; Romantic involvement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONELINESS; LOVE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONELINESS; LOVE; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84944036434     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764015585329     Document Type: Article

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