The personal fable and risk-taking in early adolescence

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-76

  Alberts, Amy ^a   Elkind, David ^a   Ginsberg, Stephen ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Personal fable; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845773905     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-006-9144-4     Document Type: Article

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