Self-esteem as a predictor of initiation of coitus in early adolescents

Pediatrics

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 581-584

  Spencer, Ennifer M ^a   Zimet, Gregory D ^b   Aalsma, Matthew C ^b   Orr, Donald P ^b  

^a Hamilton Center   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Coitus initiation; Longitudinal; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; COITUS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PUBERTY; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0036213074     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.109.4.581     Document Type: Article

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