Is jumping off the roof always a bad idea? A rejoinder on risk taking and the adolescent brain

Journal of Adolescent Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-63

  Males, Mike A ^a  

^a Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Brain development; Decision making; Mortality; Risk taking; Self regulation; Social policy; Traffic safety; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 71649113630     PISSN: 07435584     EISSN: 15526895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0743558409353780     Document Type: Article

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