Parent-teen communication about premarital sex: Factors associated with the extent of communication

Journal of Adolescent Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 187-208

  Jaccard, James ^a,b   Dittus, Patricia J ^a   Gordon, Vivian V ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0034416727     PISSN: 07435584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0743558400152001     Document Type: Article

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