title: Description versus explanation in cross-national research on adolescence.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jessor
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D008960:Models, Psychological; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends; D012107:Research Design; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology