The Role of Assertiveness and Decision Making in Early Adolescent Substance Initiation: Mediating Processes

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 301-328

  Trudeau, Linda ^a   Lillehoj, Catherine ^a   Spoth, Richard ^a   Redmond, Cleve ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0141540698     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1532-7795.1303003     Document Type: Article

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