Decision-making style among adolescents: Relationship with sensation seeking and locus of control

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 963-976

  Baiocco, Roberto ^a   Laghi, Fiorenzo ^a   D'Alessio, Maria ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Decision making style; Locus of control; Sensation seeking

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCUS OF CONTROL; MALE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOMETRY; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; ITALY; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649432844     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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