A rationale and method for examining reasons for linkages among adolescent risk behaviors

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 279-289

  Busseri, Michael A ^a   Willoughby, Teena ^a   Chalmers, Heather ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Correlations; Latent factors; Research methods; Risk behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947624972     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-006-9105-y     Document Type: Article

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