Self-esteem, self-serving cognitions, and health risk behavior

Journal of Personality

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1177-1201

  Gerrard, Meg ^a   Gibbons, Frederick X ^b   Reis Bergan, Monica ^b   Russell, Daniel W ^b  

^a Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROL; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; RISK-TAKING; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 0034544372     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6494.00131     Document Type: Article

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