Risk Involvement and Risk Perception among Adolescents and Young Adults

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 67-82

  Johnson, Rebecca J ^a   McCaul, Kevin D ^a   Klein, William M P ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Risk perceptions; Risky behavior

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COLLEGE STUDENT; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SAFE SEX; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SMOKING;

EID: 0036481068     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013541802282     Document Type: Article

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