Psychosocial predictors of emerging adults' risk and reckless behaviors

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 253-265

  Bradley, Graham ^a   Wildman, Karen ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emerging adults; Peer pressure; Recklessness; Risk behaviors; Sensation seeking

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036264882     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015441300026     Document Type: Article

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