Association between self-control and health risk behaviors: a cross-sectional study with 9th grade adolescents in São Paulo

• Main Authors: Roberta Corradi Astolfi (Author), Maria Alvim Leite (Author), Cassio Henrique Gomide Papa (Author), Marcelo Ryngelblum (Author), Manuel Eisner (Author), Maria Fernanda Tourinho Peres (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Self-control (SC) has been consistently found associated with diverse health risk behaviors (HRBs), but little research refers to low- and middle-income countries. Furthermore, there is evidence that some HRBs tend to aggregate, however studies with the specific purpose of addres...