Health risk behaviors among college youths: A cross-cultural comparison

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 925-934

  Khallad, Yacoub ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

culture; gender; health risk behaviors; religiosity; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JORDAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL CONTROL; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; JORDAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956950516     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105309359543     Document Type: Article

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