Adolescent Decision Making

Implications for Prevention Programs: Summary of a Workshop

Auteur: Kipke, Michele; Crowell, Nancy A.; Fischhoff, Baruch
Éditeur: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309064798
eISBN Pdf: 9780309518857
eISBN Epub: 9780309172998
Lieu de publication: United States
Année de publication électronique: 1999
Mois : Mai
Pages: 32
DDC: 614
Langue: Anglais

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Interest in the role that decision making plays in adolescents' involvement in high-risk behaviors led the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to request the Board on Children, Youth, and Families to convene a workshop on adolescent decision making. The Board on Children, Youth, and Families is a joint activity of the National Research Council (NRC) and the Institute of Medicine. A workshop was held on January 6-7, 1998, to examine what is known about adolescents' decision-making skills and the implications of that knowledge for programs to further their healthy development.

Front Matter
Contents
Preface
INTRODUCTION
MEASURING DIFFUSION EFFECTS
CHANNELS OF DIFFUSION
DIFFUSION VERSUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE AS EXPLANATIONS OF FERTILITY TRANSITIONS
PUBLIC POLICY IMPLICATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS
References
Appendix Workshop Papers