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Understanding, Evidencing, and Promoting Adolescent Well-Being

Nic Matthews, Lindsey Kilgour, Polly Christian, Kate Mori, Denise Hill Orcid Logo

Youth & Society, Volume: 47, Issue: 5, Pages: 659 - 683

Swansea University Author: Denise Hill Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1177/0044118X13513590

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The well-being of young people is of considerable concern with many initiatives targeting the health behaviors of this population. Educators are among the professional groups being challenged to understand, evidence, and enhance childhood well-being. Working with a case study U.K. school adolescent...

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ISSN: 0044-118X 1552-8499
Published: 2015
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