Risk taking as developmentally appropriate experimentation for college students

Journal of Adolescent Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 219-241

  Dworkin, Jodi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

College; Emerging adult; Experimentation; Qualitative; Risk taking; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 14544306968     PISSN: 07435584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0743558404273073     Document Type: Article

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