Adolescent decision making : implications for prevention programs : summary of a workshop / Baruch Fischhoff, Nancy A. Crowell, and Michele Kipke, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fischhoff, Baruch, 1946-

Crowell, Nancy A.

Kipke, Michele D.

National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Children, Youth, and Families.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decision making in adolescence--United States--Congresses.

Decision making in adolescence.

Risk-taking (Psychology) in adolescence--United States--Prevention--Congresses.

Risk-taking (Psychology) in adolescence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (32 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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""

Notes:

Workshop convened by the Board on Children, Youth, and Families on Jan. 6-7, 1998.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 16-20).

ISBN:

9780309172998

0309172993

9780309518857

0309518857

9780585305431

0585305439

OCLC:

923257476