The adolescent risk-taking questionnaire: Development and psychometric evaluation

Journal of Adolescent Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 231-250

  Gullone, Eleonora ^a   Moore, Susan ^b   Moss, Simon ^a   Boyd, Candice ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 0034400890     PISSN: 07435584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0743558400152003     Document Type: Article

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