Extrinsic life goals and health-risk behaviors in adolescents

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1756-1771

  Williams, Geoffrey C ^a   Hedberg, Viking A ^a   Cox, Elizabeth M ^a   Deci, Edward L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 0034237921     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2000.tb02466.x     Document Type: Article

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