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Adolescent Health is a survey textbook that includes an overview of existing theories and current research on interventions that address the social morbidities and mortalities of adolescents. Author Lynn Rew examines theories from a variety of professional disciplines that provide frameworks for understanding adolescent health behavior and health outcomes. Each theory is presented in terms of its essential elements, including its origin, a brief background of the theorist’s philosophical paradigm, the purpose and usefulness of the theory, the meaning and scope of the theory, and, when available, empirical referents.
Theoretical Approaches to Adolescent Health and Health-Risk Behavior
Theoretical Approaches to Adolescent Health and Health-Risk Behavior
Much of what we know about early adolescent health-risk behavior is based on atheoretical studies of middle or high school students. For example, the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) ...
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