Metacognition, risk behavior, and risk outcomes: The role of perceived intelligence and perceived knowledge

Health Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-170

  Jaccard, James ^a,d   Dodge, Tonya ^a,c   Guilamo Ramos, Vincent ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Intelligence; IQ; Risk behavior

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; PREGNANCY; PROBABILITY; RISK; SELF ESTEEM;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ASPIRATIONS (PSYCHOLOGY); COGNITION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 14944363124     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.161     Document Type: Article

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