Assessing attitudes and behaviors of high-risk adolescents: An evaluation of the self-report method

Adolescence

Volumn 34, Issue 133, 1999, Pages 25-32

  Brown, Randall A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 0033094447     PISSN: 00018449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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