Committed Dating Relationships and Mental Health Among College Students.
Objective: To examine whether involvement in committed dating relationships is associated with university students’ mental health (depressive symptoms and problem alcohol use, including binge drinking), and whether these associations differ by gender.Participants: A sample of 889 undergraduate stude...
| Publicado en: | Journal of American College Health Vol. 61; no. 3; pp. 176 - 184 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Apr2013
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