Long-term influence of sexual norms and attitudes on timing of sexual initiation among urban minority youth

Journal of School Health

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 68-75

  O'Donnell, Lydia ^a   Myint U, Athi ^a   O'Donnell, Carl R ^a   Stueve, Ann ^a  

^a EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPECTANCY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; URBAN AREA; ATTITUDE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COITUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONTROL; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE; COITUS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; NEW YORK CITY; PEER GROUP; SELF EFFICACY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0037636626     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2003.tb03575.x     Document Type: Article

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