What friends are for: The relationships between body image, substance use, and peer influence among finnish adolescents

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 203-217

  Palmqvist, Riia ^a,b   Santavirta, Nina ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b Faculty of Behavioral Sciences   (Finland)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Alcohol use; Body image; Peer influence; Smoking

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744825431     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-005-9017-2     Document Type: Article

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