Loneliness, the search for meaning, and the psychological well-being of economically disadvantaged Chinese adolescents living in Hong Kong: Implications for life skills development programs
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.10.037
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Search for meaning; Meaning in life; Loneliness; Psychological well-being; Adolescents; Economic disadvantage; Life skills; Chinese;All these keywords.
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