An exploratory study to investigate cognitive-motivational variables as predictors of health behaviours in adolescents

Health Education Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 293-306

  Tyc, Vida L ^a,b   Nuttbrock Allen, Deanna ^c   Klosky, James L ^a   Ey, Sydney ^d  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Memphis   (United States)

^d PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Health behaviours; Optimism; Perceived vulnerability; Rebelliousness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERCEPTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIERARCHICAL REGRESSION ANALYSIS; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTIMISM; PERCEIVED VULNERABILITY; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REBELLIOUSNESS; REVIEW; RISK; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOTAL OPTIMISM SCALE OF THE YOUTH LIFE ORIENTATION TEST; VARIANCE; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 12744253465     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001789690406300402     Document Type: Review

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