Trajectories of positive and negative behaviors from early- to middle-adolescence

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 751-763

  Lewin Bizan, Selva ^a   Lynch, Alicia Doyle ^a   Fay, Kristen ^a   Schmid, Kristina ^a   McPherran, Caitlin ^b   Lerner, Jacqueline V ^b   Lerner, Richard M ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental trajectories; Dual trajectory analysis; Early to middle adolescence; Person centered analysis; Positive youth development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77953535924     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-010-9532-7     Document Type: Article

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