Trajectories of School Engagement During Adolescence: Implications for Grades, Depression, Delinquency, and Substance Use

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 233-247

  Li, Yibing ^a   Lerner, Richard M ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delinquency; Depression; Grades; School engagement; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 79551550461     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021307     Document Type: Article

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