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Peer reviewedAmerican Psychologist, 1996
Discusses social influence and social cognition's effect on health and social well-being, and examines the efficacy of public health campaigns, the effects of negative stereotyping, and why some teenagers resist drug use and others do not as part of the social problems addressed by behavioral science research. Future directions for research on…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research, Health Promotion
