Development of an Internet Intervention to Promote Wellbeing in College Students

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 60-67

  Stallman, Helen M ^a,b   Kavanagh, David J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

college; Internet interventions; low intensity; mental health; success; wellbeing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84983474756     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: 17429544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ap.12246     Document Type: Article

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