The relationship between out-of-school activities and positive youth development: An investigation of the influences of communities and family

Adolescence

Volumn 40, Issue 157, 2005, Pages 67-85

  Morrissey, Kathleen M ^a   Werner Wilson, Ronald Jay ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMMUNITY CARE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18444389179     PISSN: 00018449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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