Associations Between Positive Development in Late Adolescence and Social, Health, and Behavioral Outcomes in Young Adulthood

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 88-99

  Hawkins, Mary T ^a   Villagonzalo, Kristi Ann ^a   Sanson, Ann V ^a   Toumbourou, John W ^a,b   Letcher, Primrose ^a   Olsson, Craig A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health outcomes; Late adolescence; Positive development; Psychosocial outcomes; Young adulthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861784017     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10804-011-9137-8     Document Type: Article

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