Influence of older siblings on initiation of sexual intercourse

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 928-938

  Widmer, Eric D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gendered sexual behavior; Initiation of sexual activity; Orientational other; Sibling influence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039384462     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353793     Document Type: Article

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