The relationships between emerging adults' expressed desire to marry and frequency of participation in risk-taking behaviors

Youth and Society

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 426-450

  Willoughby, Brian J ^a   Dworkin, Jodi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emerging adulthood; Marriage; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

EID: 58449117703     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: 15528499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X08318116     Document Type: Article

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