Adolescents' decision making in social situations: A self-regulation perspective

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 237-256

  Miller, David C ^a   Byrnes, James P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent behavior; Age differences; Decision making; Gender differences; Self regulation; Social goals

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007343936     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0193-3973(01)00082-X     Document Type: Article

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