Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 40, Issue 2 , Pages 127-134 , February 2007

Socioeconomic Differences in Adolescent Stress: The Role of Psychological Resources

  • Daniel M. Finkelstein, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Laura D. Kubzansky, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • John Capitman, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Central Valley Health Policy Institute, College of Health & Human Services, California State University, Fresno, California
    • ,
  • Elizabeth Goodman, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, The Floating Hospital for Children, Tufts - New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Elizabeth Goodman, M.D., Department of Pediatrics, Tufts - New England Medical Center, NEMC Box 351, 750 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111.

Received 9 June 2006 ,Accepted 2 October 2006.

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PII: S1054-139X(06)00390-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.10.006

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 40, Issue 2 , Pages 127-134 , February 2007

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