Global positive expectancies of the self and adolescents' substance use avoidance: Testing a social influence mediational model

Journal of Personality

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 421-442

  Carvajal, Scott C ^a   Evans, Richard I ^b   Nash, Susan G ^b   Getz, J Greg ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DOWNTOWN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0036617459     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6494.05010     Document Type: Article

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