The effects of religion and gender on well-being, substance use, and academic engagement among rural adolescents

Youth and Society

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 403-425

  Milot, Alyssa S ^a   Ludden, Alison Bryant ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement motivation; Adolescent mental health; Gender differences; Religion; Rural youth; Substance use

Indexed keywords

EID: 58449126970     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: 15528499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X08316668     Document Type: Article

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