Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 444-450 , May 2010

Peer Stressors and Gender Differences in Adolescents' Mental Health: The TRAILS Study

  • Martin P. Bakker, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Interdisciplinary Center for Psychiatric Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Graduate School of Health Sciences (SHARE), University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Martin P. Bakker, M.Sc., Interdisciplinary Center for Psychiatric Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, CC72, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands.
    • ,
  • Johan Ormel, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Interdisciplinary Center for Psychiatric Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Graduate School of Health Sciences (SHARE), University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Graduate School of Behavioral and Cognitive Neurosciences (BCN), University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Frank C. Verhulst, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Erasmus University Medical Center – Sophia Children's Hospital Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Albertine J. Oldehinkel, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Interdisciplinary Center for Psychiatric Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Graduate School of Health Sciences (SHARE), University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Graduate School of Behavioral and Cognitive Neurosciences (BCN), University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Erasmus University Medical Center – Sophia Children's Hospital Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Received 17 April 2009 ,Accepted 8 October 2009.

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PII: S1054-139X(09)00382-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.10.002

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 444-450 , May 2010

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