An Emotion Regulation Intervention to Reduce Risk Behaviors Among at-Risk Early Adolescents

Prevention Science

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 71-82

  Houck, Christopher D ^a,c   Hadley, Wendy ^a   Barker, David ^a   Brown, Larry K ^a   Hancock, Evan ^b   Almy, Brandon ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Emotion regulation; Risk behaviors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SELF EFFICACY; SEXUALITY;

EID: 84952630127     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-015-0597-0     Document Type: Article

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