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Author:

Wolfe, David A. (David Allen), 1951-

Title:

Adolescent risk behaviors : why teens experiment and strategies to keep them safe / David A. Wolfe, Peter G. Jaffe, Claire V. Crooks.

Publisher:

Yale University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2006

Description:

xvi, 276 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Risk-taking (Psychology) in adolescence--Prevention.
Risk Reduction Behavior.
Risk-taking.
Adolescent Behavior--psychology.
Adolescent.
Counseling--methods.
Health Promotion--methods.
Interpersonal relations.

Other Authors:

Jaffe, Peter G.
Crooks, Claire V.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-266) and index.

Contents:

Series foreword / Alan E. Kazdin -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Valuing adolescence -- Learning the rules of relating -- The dark side of the rules -- Choices and pressures of today's youth -- Making sense of making choices -- What works in prevention: promises and pitfalls -- The blueprint: best principles for program design -- The delivery: best practices for strengthening relationships and managing risks -- The context: overcoming barriers and engaging schools -- The evolution of universal efforts to reduce adolescent risk behaviors.

Series:

Current perspectives in psychology

ISBN:

9780300110807
9780300110807 (cloth : alk. paper)
0300110804 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)62123304

LCCN:

2005029945

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

I6OX771 -- Mercy College Library (Des Moines)

OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

O3AX572 -- Cornell College - Russell D. Cole Library (Mount Vernon)

OUAX845 -- Dordt University (Sioux Center)

PMAX975 -- Morningside University - Hickman-Johnson-Furrow Library (Sioux City)