Substance use, resistance skills, decision making, and refusal efficacy among Mexican and Mexican American preadolescents

Health Communication

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 349-357

  Hecht, Michael L ^a   Warren, Jennifer R ^a   Wagstaff, David A ^b   Elek, Elvira ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HHD Consulting Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

ARIZONA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 49649085127     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410230802229720     Document Type: Article

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