Breadth and intensity of youth activity involvement as contexts for positive development

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 365-379

  Rose Krasnor, Linda ^a   Busseri, Michael A ^a   Willoughby, Teena ^a   Chalmers, Heather ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Positive development; Youth activity involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744801950     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-006-9037-6     Document Type: Article

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