Early death perception in adolescence: Identifying factors associated with change from pessimism to optimism about life expectancy

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-28

  Duke, Naomi N ^a   Skay, Carol L ^a   Pettingell, Sandra L ^a   Borowsky, Iris W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent early death perception; youth fatalism; youth self esteem; youth adult connection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CARE AND CARING; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; OPTIMISM; PESSIMISM; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; TEMPERAMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650184985     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922810379041     Document Type: Article

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