Stressful Life Events, Cognitive Appraisals, and Psychological Symptoms among Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong.

Chan, David W.

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ERIC Number: EJ572844

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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Stressful Life Events, Cognitive Appraisals, and Psychological Symptoms among Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong.

Chan, David W.

Journal of Youth and Adolescence, v27 n4 p457-72 Aug 1998

Stressful life events, cognitive appraisals of their impact, desirability of these events, and psychological symptoms were assessed for 745 Chinese adolescents from Hong Kong. Adolescents reported experiencing an average of seven or eight stressful events in the past year. Implications of cognitive appraisals for adolescent coping are discussed. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Chinese, Cognitive Processes, Coping, Foreign Countries, Life Events, Psychological Patterns, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Stress Variables

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong

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