Adolescents' expectations for the future predict health behaviors in early adulthood

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 391-398

  McDade, Thomas W ^a   Chyu, Laura ^a   Duncan, Greg J ^b   Hoyt, Lindsay T ^a   Doane, Leah D ^c   Adam, Emma K ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cardiovascular disease; Future certainty; Health inequalities; Human development; Obesity; Risk behavior; Smoking; Time perspective; USA

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUTURE PROSPECT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PARENTAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COLLEGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EARLY ADULTHOOD; EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FAST FOODS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960697363     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.06.005     Document Type: Article

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