The contingent effects of risk perception on risk-taking behavior: Adolescent participative orientation and marijuana use

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-27

  Lee, Che Fu ^a   Su, Yang ^c   Hazard, Barbara P ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^b GERMAN INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c NONE

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EID: 0032392929     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022872614097     Document Type: Article

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