Social Cognitive Factors and Perceived Social Influences That Improve Adolescent eHealth Literacy

Health Communication

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 727-737

  Paek, Hye Jin ^a   Hove, Thomas ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFORMATION SEEKING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; COMPUTER LITERACY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84865266851     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: 15327027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2011.616627     Document Type: Article

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