Impact of the Project P.A.T.H.S. in the junior secondary school years: Individual growth curve analyses

TheScientificWorldJournal

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages 253-266

  Shek, Daniel T L ^a,b,c,d   Ma, Cecilia M S ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c KIANG WU NURSING COLLEGE OF MACAU   (Macao)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Individual growth curves; Positive youth development program; Project P.A.T.H.S.; Randomized group trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHINESE POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SCALE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GROWTH CURVE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HONG KONG; HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; HONG KONG; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS;

EID: 79952385742     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2011.6     Document Type: Article

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