The sexual communication scale: A measure of frequency of sexual communication between parents and adolescents

Adolescence

Volumn 38, Issue 149, 2003, Pages 43-56

  Somers, Cheryl L ^b   Canivez, Gary L ^a  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0141503181     PISSN: 00018449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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