Flourishing and Floundering in Emerging Adult College Students

Emerging Adulthood

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 67-78

  Nelson, Larry J ^a   Padilla Walker, Laura M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

college; prosocial behavior; risk taking; transitions to adulthood; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898937293     PISSN: 21676968     EISSN: 21676984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2167696812470938     Document Type: Article

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