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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823820503321

Autore

Rew Lynn

Titolo

Adolescent health : a multidisciplinary approach to theory, research, and intervention / / Lynn Rew

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, : Sage Publications, c2005

ISBN

1-322-41695-8

1-4522-6444-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xix, 404 p.) : ill

Disciplina

613/.0433

Soggetti

Youth - Health and hygiene - United States

Teenagers - Health and hygiene - United States

Health behavior in adolescence - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-378) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Foreword; Introduction; 1 - Adolescent Health and Health-Risk Behaviors; 2 - Theoretical Approaches to Adolescent Health and Health-Risk Behavior; 3 - Adolescent Development; 4 - Theories of Self: Identity and Self-Care; 5 - Theories of Stress and Coping; 6 - Risk, Vulnerability, and Problem Behavior; 7 - Conceptualizations of Resilience and Protection; 8 - Theories of Social Cognition; 9 - Health Belief and Health-Promotion Models; 10 - Theories of Decision Making and Behavior Change; 11 - Qualitative Approaches to Knowledge Development

ReferencesAuthor Index; Subject Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Covering social morbidities & mortalities of adolescents including suicide, smoking, high risk sexual activity, eating disorders, mental health problems & interpersonal violence, this volume consolidates multiple theoretical perspectives.