A Cross-Cultural Study in Germany, Russia, and China: Are Resilient and Social Supported Students Protected Against Depression, Anxiety, and Stress?

Psychological Reports

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 265-281

  Brailovskaia, Julia ^a   Schönfeld, Pia ^a   Zhang, Xiao Chi ^a   Bieda, Angela ^a   Kochetkov, Yakov ^b   Margraf, Jürgen ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b Centre for Cognitive Therapy   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

China; Germany; negative mental health; Resilience; Russia; social support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CHINA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CHINA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RUSSIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85038434932     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0033294117727745     Document Type: Article

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