The status of self-control and its relation to drug abuse-related behaviors among Iranian male high school students

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 413-424

  Allahverdipour, Hamid ^a,b,e   Hidarnia, Alireza ^b   Kazamnegad, Anoushiravan ^b   Shafii, Froug ^c   Fallah, Parviz Azad ^b   Emami, Azita ^d  

^a HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e BU ALI SINA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adolescent health; Drug abuse; Low self control; Self control

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646698833     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2006.34.4.413     Document Type: Article

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