Initiation and continuation of best friends and adolescents' alcohol consumption: Do self-esteem and self-control function as moderators?

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 406-416

  Larsen, Helle ^a   Overbeek, Geertjan ^b   Vermulst, Ad A ^a   Granic, Isabela ^c   Engels, Rutger C M E ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

alcohol consumption; early adolescence; peer influence; self control; self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONTROL; SELF ESTEEM;

EID: 77956233020     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025409350363     Document Type: Article

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