Self-presentational determinants of health risk behavior among college freshmen

Psychology and Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 17-27

  Martin, Kathleen A ^a   Leary, Mark R ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Health; Impression management; Risk behavior; Self presentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035736917     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440108405487     Document Type: Article

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