The Longitudinal Relationships Between Rural Adolescents' Prosocial Behaviors and Young Adult Substance Use

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1192-1202

  Carlo, Gustavo ^a   Crockett, Lisa J ^a   Wilkinson, Jamie L ^a   Beal, Sarah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Prosocial behaviors; Rural; Substance use; Young adulthood

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; RISK-TAKING; RURAL POPULATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960639100     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-010-9588-4     Document Type: Article

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