Self-reported depression and risk-taking behaviors among hispanic adolescents

Psychological Reports

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 235-243

  Pesa, Jacqueline A ^a   Cowdery, J E ^a   Westerfield, R C ^a   Wang, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0031204825     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1997.81.1.235     Document Type: Article

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