Diffusion of a developmental asset-building initiative in public schools

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Lafferty, Carolyn K ^a,c   Mahoney, Colleen A ^a   Thombs, Dennis L ^b  

^a Mahoney Consulting Group   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Mahoney Consulting Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion of innovation; Positive youth development; Social cognitive theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; JUVENILE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; SCHOOL; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; THEORY;

EID: 0141687234     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/ajhb.27.1.s1.4     Document Type: Article

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