Evaluation of a brief intervention based on social cognitive theory to develop problem-solving skills among sixth-grade children

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 465-477

  Sharma, Manoj ^a   Petosa, Rick ^b   Heaney, Catherine A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b University of Nebraska at Omaha ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY TEST; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0033174573     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109019819902600406     Document Type: Article

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