Turning adolescents into analysts of their own discourse: Raising reflexive awareness of everyday talk to develop peer-based health activities

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1162-1175

  Lamerichs, Joyce ^a   Koelen, Maria ^b   te Molder, Hedwig ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Communication; Discourse analysis; Health behavior; Health education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PEER GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 68349097293     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732309341655     Document Type: Article

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