Adolescent egocentrism, risk perceptions, and sensation seeking among smoking and nonsmoking youth

Journal of Adolescent Research

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 576-590

  Frankenberger, Kristina D ^a  

^a WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent egocentrism; Adolescent smoking; Personal fable; Risk perceptions; Sensation seeking; Unique invulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043123971     PISSN: 07435584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0743558403260004     Document Type: Review

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