Addressing Important Questions in the Field of Adolescent Purpose

Child Development Perspectives

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 232-236

  Hill, Patrick L ^a   Burrow, Anthony L ^b   Sumner, Rachel ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Agency; Positive youth development; Purpose

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887408599     PISSN: 17508592     EISSN: 17508606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdep.12048     Document Type: Article

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