Adolescent decision making implications for prevention programs : summary of a workshop

This report summarizes the discussions held at the workshop. It provides a brief overview of decision theory and how decision theory might be applied to adolescent behavior. The report next considers cognitive, social, affective, and institutional factors that may influence effective decision making...

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Corporate Authors: National Research Council (U.S.) Board on Children, Youth, and Families, National Academy Press (U.S.)
Other Authors: Fischhoff, Baruch (Editor), Crowell, Nancy A. (Editor), Kipke, Michele D. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. National Academy Press 1999, 1999
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Summary:This report summarizes the discussions held at the workshop. It provides a brief overview of decision theory and how decision theory might be applied to adolescent behavior. The report next considers cognitive, social, affective, and institutional factors that may influence effective decision making. The role of the media is briefly explored, followed by information on several youth development and prevention programs. Finally, the report summarizes issues that were raised throughout the workshop that might be important to the design and implementation of programs for youth
Item Description:Title from PDF title page
Physical Description:1 PDF file (ix, 21 pages)
ISBN:9780309518857
0309518857