Adolescent risk behaviors why teens experiment and strategies to keep them safe / [electronic resource] :
David A. Wolfe, Peter G. Jaffe, Claire V. Crooks.
- Yale University Press, c2006.
- 1 online resource (xvi, 276 p.) : ill.
- Current perspectives in psychology .
- Current perspectives in psychology. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-266) and index.
Series foreword / Alan E. Kazdin -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Valuing adolescence -- Learning the rules of relating -- The dark side of the rules -- Choices and pressures of today's youth -- Making sense of making choices -- What works in prevention: promises and pitfalls -- The blueprint: best principles for program design -- The delivery: best practices for strengthening relationships and managing risks -- The context: overcoming barriers and engaging schools -- The evolution of universal efforts to reduce adolescent risk behaviors.