Developmental assets: Measurement and prediction of risk behaviors among adolescents

Applied Developmental Science

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 209-230

  Leffert, Nancy ^a   Benson, Peter L ^a   Scales, Peter C ^a   Sharma, Anu R ^a   Drake, Dyanne R ^a   Blyth, Dale A ^a  

^a Search Institute   (United States)

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EID: 85045085430     PISSN: 10888691     EISSN: 1532480X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s1532480xads0204_4     Document Type: Article

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