The influence of school-based natural mentoring relationships on school attachment and subsequent adolescent risk behaviors

Health Education Research

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 892-902

  Black, David S ^a   Grenard, Jerry L ^b   Sussman, Steve ^a   Rohrbach, Louise A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL; TEACHER; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTORS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956609669     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyq040     Document Type: Article

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