Relationships between perceived school climate and adolescent mental health across genders

School Mental Health

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 69-80

  Suldo, Shannon M ^a   McMahan, Melanie M ^a   Chappel, Ashley M ^a   Loker, Troy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Psychopathology; School climate; Wellness

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016330494     PISSN: 18662625     EISSN: 18662633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12310-012-9073-1     Document Type: Article

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