A cusp catastrophe model analysis of changes in adolescent substance use: Assessment of behavioural intention as a bifurcation variable

Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 445-470

  Mazanov, Jason ^a,c   Byrne, D G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Catastrophe; Nonlinear; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PEER GROUP; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INTENTION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PEER GROUP; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33749337042     PISSN: 10900578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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