Family, peer, and individual correlates of sexual experience among Caucasian and Asian American late adolescents

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-53

  McLaughlin, Caitlin S ^a   Chen, Chuansheng ^a   Greenberger, Ellen ^a   Biermeier, Cornelia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0031543005     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327795jra0701_3     Document Type: Article

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