Temperament and adolescent substance use: An epigenetic approach to risk and protection

Journal of Personality

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1127-1151

  Wills, Thomas Ashby ^a   Sandy, James M ^b   Yaeger, Alison ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; CONTROL; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; TEMPERAMENT;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 0034547778     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6494.00129     Document Type: Article

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