Social identity, self-esteem, and mental health in autism

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 844-854

  Cooper, Kate ^a   Smith, Laura G E ^a   Russell, Ailsa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anxiety; autism spectrum disorder; depression; self esteem; social identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85030631121     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.2297     Document Type: Article

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