The protective influence of mentoring on adolescents’ substance use: Direct and indirect pathways

Applied Developmental Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-47

  Rhodes, Jean E ^a   Reddy, Ranjini ^a   Grossman, Jean B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b Public/Private Ventures ^*

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EID: 33748526134     PISSN: 10888691     EISSN: 1532480X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s1532480xads0901_4     Document Type: Article

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