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- Authors
- Robotham, D.
- Affiliations
- De Montfort University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Robotham, David
- Venue
- Higher Education
- Published
- 2008-04-04
- Volume
- 56
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 735-746
- ISSN
- 0018-1560 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-174X
- OpenAlex
- W2025170963
- Cited by
- 259
- References
- 104
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- FWCI
- 7.02
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Higher Education (publishedVersion)
- DMU Open Research Archive (De Montfort University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
- Keywords
- student stress, university students, student development, stress coping, longitudinal study, research agenda
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