Communication about sexual behavior among adolescent women, their family, and peers

Families in Society

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 206-211

  Young Pistella, Christine L ^b   Bonati, Frank A ^a  

^a Family Health Council Inc   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENTS; ADOLESCENTS, FEMALE; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD; FAMILY RELATION; FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS; FAMILY SIZE; FRIENDS AND RELATIVES; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JUVENILE; KNOWLEDGE SOURCES; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN AMERICA; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PEER GROUPS; POPULATION; POPULATION AND POPULATION RELATED PHENOMENA; PREMARITAL SEX BEHAVIOR; RESEARCH REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORKS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

ADOLESCENTS; ADOLESCENTS, FEMALE; AGE FACTORS; AMERICAS; BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS; FRIENDS AND RELATIVES; KNOWLEDGE SOURCES; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN AMERICA; PARENTS; PEER GROUPS; PENNSYLVANIA; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; PREMARITAL SEX BEHAVIOR; RESEARCH REPORT; SEX BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORKS; UNITED STATES; YOUTH;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AMERICAS; BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY RELATIONS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; NORTH AMERICA; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; PENNSYLVANIA; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032009747     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.1814     Document Type: Article

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