Social support, hopelessness and life satisfaction among Roma and non-Roma adolescents in Slovakia

P. Kolarcik (), A. Geckova, S. Reijneveld and J. Dijk

International Journal of Public Health, 2012, vol. 57, issue 6, 905-913

Abstract: Roma adolescents experience higher levels of social support, life satisfaction and hopelessness than non-Roma adolescents. Reduction of hopelessness feelings while maintaining levels of social support and life satisfaction among Roma adolescents should be a topic for both intervention and further research. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2012

Keywords: Roma/Gypsy; Ethnicity; Social support; Life satisfaction; Hopelessness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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