The influence of puberty, family processes, and leisure activities on the timing of first sexual experience

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 403-418

  Meschke, Laurie L ^a   Silbereisen, Rainer K ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC; GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC; GERMANY; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PUBERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0031213869     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jado.1997.0096     Document Type: Article

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