Optimism and Pessimism as Predictors of Alcohol Use Trajectories in Adolescence

Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 58-68

  Wray, Tyler B ^a   Dvorak, Rob D ^b   Hsia, Jennifer F ^a   Arens, Ashley M ^a   Schweinle, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; alcohol; optimism; pessimism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870784646     PISSN: 1067828X     EISSN: 15470652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1067828X.2012.729915     Document Type: Article

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