More than just openness: Developing and validating a measure of targeted parent-child communication about alcohol

Health Communication

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 293-302

  Miller Day, Michelle ^a   Kam, Jennifer A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PARENT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ARIZONA; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 77953110469     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410231003698952     Document Type: Article

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