The Relationship Between Perceived Stress and Adolescent Depression: The Roles of Social Support and Gender

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 501-518

  Zhang, Baoshan ^a   Yan, Xinwei ^a   Zhao, Fengqing ^a   Yuan, Fei ^a  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Family support; Friend support; Mediating effect; Moderating effect; Others support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; COPING STRATEGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG POPULATION;

EID: 85028212007     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: 15730921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-014-0739-y     Document Type: Article

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