Levels of analysis and efforts to modify adolescent health behavior: A commentary on Lund and Kegeles

Responds to an article by A. K. Lund and S. S. Kegeles on rewards and adolescent health behavior . It is suggested that perhaps adolescents responded or did not respond to self-management instruction because of their varying levels of sophistication and their need to maintain a sense of freedom and control. The need for viewing such a study at the molecular, molar, and macro levels is discussed.