Direct and indirect effects of adolescent self-control of emotions and behavioral expression on adult health outcomes

Psychology and Health

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 657-670

  Kokkonen, Marja ^a   Kinnunen, Taru ^a   Pulkkinen, Lea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Health risk behavior; LISREL; Longitudinal; Self assessed health; Self control of emotions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036797944     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440290025849     Document Type: Article

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