Risk behaviours among early adolescents: Risk and protective factors

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 313-323

  Wang, Ruey Hsia ^a   Hsu, Hsiu Yueh ^b   Lin, Shu Yuan ^a   Cheng, Chung Ping ^c   Lee, Shu Li ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MEIHO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Early adolescent; Protective factor; Risk behaviour; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 75649105708     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05159.x     Document Type: Article

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