An Investigation of Health Decision-Making Skills among American Indian Adolescents.

Okwumabua, Jebose O.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ402974

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Publication Date: 1989

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An Investigation of Health Decision-Making Skills among American Indian Adolescents.

Okwumabua, Jebose O.; And Others

American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, v3 n1 p45-52 Sum 1989

Finds that 44 seventh graders in an American Indian boarding school responded successfully to about half the scenarios on the modified Decision Making Instrument, had similar success rates for scenarios with health or social foci, but showed different patterns of error for health and social decisions. Contains 19 references. (SV)

Descriptors: American Indians, Cognitive Ability, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills, Error Patterns, Preadolescents, Psychological Studies

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Language: English

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