Commentary: Having fun and defying adults: Speculations on why most young people ignore negative information on the dangers of drinking alcohol

Addiction

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 576-577

  Skager, Rodney ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Defiance; Harm minimization; Information; Peer approval; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62649100167     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02551.x     Document Type: Article

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