Sensation seeking and psychological reactance as health risk predictors for an emerging adult population

Health Communication

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 266-275

  Miller, Claude H ^a   Quick, Brian L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952366331     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410231003698945     Document Type: Article

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