Relationship between life satisfaction and violent behaviors among adolescents

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 353-366

  Valois, Robert F ^b   Zullig, Keith J ^c   Huebner, E Scott ^c   Drane, J Wanzer ^a  

^a School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SOUTH CAROLINA; STUDENTS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0035408747     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.25.4.1     Document Type: Article

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