A prospective study of personality features predictive of early adolescent alcohol misuse

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 204-209

  George, S M ^a   Connor, J P ^a   Gullo, M J ^a   Young, R McD ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Alcohol; Drinking behavior; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952887171     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.03.036     Document Type: Article

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